Apotheosis of St. Ursula and Companions, Painting depicts a scene from the martyrdom of Saint Ursula, a fourth century saint who was said to have been on a pilgrimage before her wedding with 11,000 virgin maidens, once arriving in Cologne the group was massacred by the huns. Here, the painting depicts Saint Ursula in glory with her maidens with a bushel of palm leaves centered, God the Father is depicted above with angels., ca. 1493-98

 Item — Box: 197
Identifier: spc-mss0088-s19-i0944

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Apotheosis of St. Ursula and Companions, Painting depicts a scene from the martyrdom of Saint Ursula, a fourth century saint who was said to have been on a pilgrimage before her wedding with 11,000 virgin maidens, once arriving in Cologne the group was massacred by the huns. Here, the painting depicts Saint Ursula in glory with her maidens with a bushel of palm leaves centered, God the Father is depicted above with angels.

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Scope and Contents

Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.VENI.0934; Public Notes: Duplicate in box 268 SC.MSS.088.DUPL.0024

Dates

  • Creation: ca. 1493-98

Creator

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Biographical / Historical

Subjects: Religious Scenes; Religious Figures; Paintings; Saints and Martyrs; Saint Ursula; Life of Saints; Hagiography; Palm of Martyrdom; School: Venice; Style period: Renaissance; Technique: painting (technique); Work type: paintings

Full Extent

1 Items : Image Work Type: photographic print ; Image height (in.): 9.6; Image width (in.): 7.1in.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

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