Saint Stephen, This panel depicts St. Stephen wearing the vestments of a deacon and standing in the foreground of a hilly landscape. He stands holding three stones, a common attribute of the saint, alluding to his impending martyrdom. In the background, we see the moment where St. Stephen is stoned to death after denouncing the Sanhedrin., c. 1479-1480

 Item — Box: 261
Identifier: spc-mss0088-s36-i0479

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Saint Stephen, This panel depicts St. Stephen wearing the vestments of a deacon and standing in the foreground of a hilly landscape. He stands holding three stones, a common attribute of the saint, alluding to his impending martyrdom. In the background, we see the moment where St. Stephen is stoned to death after denouncing the Sanhedrin.

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Scope and Contents

Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FLEM.0453.1; Public Notes: The accession number is 1956.11. This panel is the left exterior panel of Memling's triptych of the Rest on the Flight into Egypt. Since the triptych has been disassembled, the panels have been altered with the top of each panel being trimmed and strips of wood added to widen the sides.

Dates

  • Creation: c. 1479-1480

Creator

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Biographical / Historical

Subjects: Religious subjects; Martyrdom; Saint Stephen; Stones; School: Flemish; Style period: Renaissance; Technique: painting (technique); Work type: paintings

Full Extent

1 Items : Image Work Type: photographic print ; Image height (in.): 6.7; Image width (in.): 2.9in.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

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