The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence
The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence

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The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence

Placido Costanzi, Italian, 1702–1759
y1978-33

Information

Title
The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence
Maker
Placido Costanzi
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
40.3 x 24.7 cm (15 7/8 x 9 3/4 in.) frame: 50 x 35 x 3.5 cm (19 11/16 x 13 3/4 x 1 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Object Number
y1978-33
Culture
Italian
Type
oil paintings, paintings, religious art
Materials
canvas, oil paint
Subject
crowns (headdresses), trees, martyrs, saints, angels, men, Christianity, figures (representations)

Gerolamo Rospigliosi, Rome (until 1932; sale, Sestieri, Rome, December 19, 1932, lot 628); Heim Gallery, London (in 1969); Colnaghi, London (in 1979; sold to Princeton University Art Museum).

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