Holy Family with Saint Lucy
Artist
Bernardino Campi
(Italian, 1522 - 1591)
Depicted
Lucia of Syracuse
(Roman, 283 – 304)
Dateca. 1560s
CultureItalian
MediumOil on canvas
ClassificationPaintings
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN52
This large painting was intended for the altar of a church, probably in the Lombardy region, where Bernardino Campi spent most of his life. The Virgin, seated at left, presents the newborn Christ Child to Saint Lucy, who stands at right, while an angel and St. Joseph (in back) look on. Lucy holds a plate with two eyes and an awl, referring to the legend of her martyrdom, in which her eyes were gouged out.
On View
On viewLocation
DimensionsFramed: 93 1/2 H x 65 3/16 W x 4 5/16 D in. (237.5 x 165.5 x 11 cm)- Museum of Art, Gallery 06, Wall North
Unframed support: 77 3/8 H x 49 3/8 W in. (196.5 x 125.4 cm)
18th century
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