Saints accused of embracing Christianity (left panel)

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Maker


1397-1463

Title

Saints accused of embracing Christianity (left panel)

Date of Production

(circa) 1430

Medium

tempera on panel

Dimensions

Height: 29.4 cm (panel)
Width: 46.5 cm (panel)

Object Number

P.1966.GP.264.1

Mode of Acquisition

Gambier-Parry, bequest, 1966

Credit

Courtauld Gallery, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Label Text

The story of the early Christian martyrs Julitta and her three-year-old son Quiricus is rarely depicted. In this panel, the mother and her young child are accused of embracing Christianity. The Courtauld Gallery owns two other small horizontal panels in this series, which once formed the base (predella) of a large altarpiece dedicated to Saint Quiricus. In the central panel, Quiricus scratches the Roman governor’s face and is thrown to the floor. Finally, the panel on the far right represents Julitta’s martyrdom.

Provenance

Gambier-Parry Bequest 1966

Exhibition History

Pittori a Lucca alle fine del gotico, Lucca & Italy, 26/03/1998-05/07/1998

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