Sujet

'Saint Apollonia', c1455-1460. Creator: Piero della Francesca.

Légende

'Saint Apollonia', c1455-1460. Apollonia was one of a group of virgin martyrs who suffered in Alexandria during a local uprising against the Christians prior to the persecution of Decius. According to church tradition, her torture included having all of her teeth violently pulled out or shattered. For this reason, she is popularly regarded as the patroness of dentistry and those suffering from toothache or other dental problems. The painting is part of the Kress Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. From "Masterpieces of Painting", edited by Huntington Cairns and John Walker. [National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., Random House, New York, N.Y. 1944]

Date

1455

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19D16_144

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

42,2Mo (4,0Mo) / 28,2cm x 37,4cm / 3336 x 4422 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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