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Martyrdom of Saint Clement

Maker

(Artists)
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)

Accession Number

P.1978.PG.450

Mode of Acquisition

Count Antoine Seilern, bequest, 1978

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

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, The 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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