Martyrdom of Saint Clement

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Maker


1696-1770

Title

Martyrdom of Saint Clement

Date of Production

(circa) 1734 - 1739

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

Height: 61.1 cm (canvas)
Width: 34.4 cm (canvas)

Object Number

P.1978.PG.450

Mode of Acquisition

Count Antoine Seilern, bequest, 1978

Credit

Courtauld Gallery, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords

Label Text

Saint Clement, fourth Pope of the Catholic Church, was sentenced to death by the emperor Trajan who ordered that Clement be tied to an anchor and thrown in the sea. As he awaits his execution, he has a vision of the Holy Trinity.
This sketch is an early design for an altarpiece destined for the main altar of a convent church at Nymphenburg, in present-day Germany. The subject was probably chosen because the saint is the namesake of the church’s patron, Archbishop-Elector Clemens Augustus of Cologne

Provenance

Princes Gate Bequest 1978

Exhibition History

All Spirit and Fire - Oil Sketches by Tiepolo, Courtauld Gallery, London, 23/02/2006-29/05/2006
For your approval - Oil Sketches by Tiepolo, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California, 03/05/2005-04/09/2005
Display with permanent collection, Dulwich Picture Gallery, London, 01/09/1997-01/06/1998

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