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Holy Family with Saint Lucy
Holy Family with Saint Lucy

Holy Family with Saint Lucy

Artist (Italian, 1522 - 1591)
Depicted (Roman, 283 – 304)
Dateca. 1560s
CultureItalian
MediumOil on canvas
ClassificationPaintings
ProvenanceJohn Ringling (1866–1936), Sarasota, Florida; bequest in 1936 to the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida.
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 view
Location
  • Museum of Art, Gallery 06, Wall North
Collections
DimensionsFramed: 93 1/2 H x 65 3/16 W x 4 5/16 D in. (237.5 x 165.5 x 11 cm)
Unframed support: 77 3/8 H x 49 3/8 W in. (196.5 x 125.4 cm)
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