Saint Lawrence
Artist
Francesco Curradi
(Italian, 1570-1661)
Datec. 1620
CultureItalian
MediumOil on wood
ClassificationPaintings
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN130
Curradi was a late Mannerist Florentine painter, who often exaggerated the physique of his figures to make them more dramatic and psychologically complex. He primarily painted religious subjects such as this Saint Lawrence, a young Roman martyr of the 3rd century. The saint is in the dress of a deacon, a religious figure whose primary role was to distribute alms. Saint Lawrence was also a patron saint of Florence and was a popular subject for the artists of that city. He was burned to death in the massacre of 258 A.D. at the behest of the Emperor Valerian, and he is shown holding the large grill on which he was martyred.
On View
Not on viewFrame: 97 9/16 × 63 5/16 × 5 7/8 in. (247.8 × 160.8 × 15 cm)
