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TIEPOLO (Giovanni Battista)
(1692-1769)
58. — The Martyrdom of St. Agatha
The Saint, on a stone elevation in the centre, is martyred by the two executioners, right and left of her. A weeping woman is kneeling on the ground by her side. In the foreground, a young man accompanied by a dog is looking at a third executioner in the foreground on the left. Two angels descend towards the Saint with wreaths and palm branches.
Canvas. 20 12in. by123/gin.
From the Collection of Bowden Brown. Fsq., Venice. I)r. ,|. P. Richter, London.
