Martyrdom of Saint Clement
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Image: Courtauld
Image: Courtauld
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)
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
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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