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Mariotto di Nardo

Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence, ca. 1408

Description

Maker

  • Mariotto di Nardo, fl. 1394-1424, Italian

Title

Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence

Year

ca. 1408

Medium

Tempera and gold on panel

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • tempera

Supports

  • panel with gold ground

Dimensions

23.5 x 31.1 cm (9 1/4 x 12 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

unsigned

Type

  • Paintings

Credit

Museum Appropriation Fund

Object Number

17.520

About

This panel represents the torture of Saint Lawrence, an early Christian martyr who was persecuted and condemned to death on the gridiron by the Roman Emperor Valerian. According to legend, the saint’s naked body was miraculously untouched by the flames. The panel was originally part of a predella, a band of scenes set below the central image of an altarpiece. A second panel from this predella, depicting Saint Francis, is also in the Museum’s collection (17.521).

unsigned

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Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Intermission

December 16, 2016 - July 2, 2017

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence with the accession number of 17.520. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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