Sujet

'The Martyrdom of St. Apolline', c1455, (1939). Creator: Jean Fouquet.

Légende

'The Martyrdom of St. Apolline', c1455, (1939). Saint Apollonia was one of a group of 2nd century virgin martyrs who suffered in Alexandria during a local uprising against the Christians prior to the persecution of Decius. According to legend, her torture included having all of her teeth violently pulled out or shattered. The illustration is part of the manuscript "Livre d'heures d'Etienne Chevalier" by Jean Fouquet. Forty pages of it (including this work) are held by the Musee Conde, Chantilly, France. From "Verve - Nos. 5-6, July-October 1939". [Verve, France, 1939]

Date

1455

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19D03_385

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

30,5Mo (1,7Mo) / 23,9cm x 32,0cm / 2824 x 3776 (300dpi)

Mots clés

female women woman people male man men religious country French France religion metal virgin guy teeth dentistry tooth museum color Christianity rope gold pulling saint Santa cruelty Renaissance location century thirties alphabet concept punishment santo suffering manuscript tied up cruel punishing Colour verve 1930s letter b Madonna gold leaf 20th century martyr 15th century The Print Collector fifteenth century martyrdom photogravure Northern Renaissance illustration Holy Apollonia portrait Jean Fouquet Saint Apollonia Holy Fouquet Jean Musée Condé Folio heliogravure Conde Museum Livre d'heures Musee Conde Musee de Conde Etienne Chevalier Chevalier Saint Apollonia St Apollonia Etienne

Restrictions

Pour toute publication ou diffusion de l'oeuvre, vous devez obtenir l'autorisation du musée de Condé - Fondation d'Aumale.