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Saint Lucy
(Medieval Europe )
Following her conversion to Christianity, Lucy (d. 304) was subjected to a series of tortures, all of which she miraculously survived. Here, the saint holds the dagger with which she was ultimately executed and the lamp, her attribute. This painting originally was on the left side of an altarpiece that consisted of a central image of the Virgin and Child flanked by saints.
The ornate details and delicate gold surfaces enlivened by punch-marks are characteristic of the refined style of mid 14th-century Sienese painting.
Provenance
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Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase [1881 catalogue: no. 23; 1897 catalogue: no. 47, as Simone Martini]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 4/6/1983 | Examination | examined for condition |
Geographies
Italy, Siena (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H of panel excluding modern peripheral strips: 27 3/4 x W: 17 3/16 x D: 1 1/4 in. (70.5 x 43.7 x 3.1 cm); Framed H: 29 1/4 × W: 19 1/2 × D: 2 3/4 in. (74.3 × 49.5 × 7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection, 1902
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
37.756