Martyrdom of Saint Lucy, Scenes from the life of Saint Lucy. In three different scenes are the attempts at the martyrdom of Saint Lucy. The left scene is the failed attempt to burn her alive, while the central scene is their attempt to boil her. Lastly, the right scene is where they are about to gouge out her eyes., 1384

 Item — Box: 19
Identifier: spc-mss0088-s01-i3090

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Martyrdom of Saint Lucy, Scenes from the life of Saint Lucy. In three different scenes are the attempts at the martyrdom of Saint Lucy. The left scene is the failed attempt to burn her alive, while the central scene is their attempt to boil her. Lastly, the right scene is where they are about to gouge out her eyes.

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Scope and Contents

Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.EITA.3043; Original stamp identifier: 3151; Public Notes:

Dates

  • Creation: 1384

Creator

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Biographical / Historical

Subjects: Saint Attributes; Paintings; Religious Subjects; Paschasius; Saint Lucy; Tempera Paintings; Daggers; Martyrdom; Symbolism; Frescoes; School: Verona; Style period: Early Italian |Late Medieval|Late Gothic|Late Byzantine; Work type:

Full Extent

1 Items : Image Work Type: photographic print ; Image height (in.): 8; Image width (in.): 10.3in.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Physical Description

Medium: tempera on plaster; Physical condition: slight curl; discoloration; buckling; mounted.; Print type: black and white; Support:

General

Artist Nationality: Italian; Artist Status: Confirmed; Inscription translation text type:

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Repository Details

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