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The Martyrdom of the Seven Sons of Saint Felicity
The most prominent cardinal in Rome ordered this painting as a gift for a French minister and his wife, whose name, Catherine Félicité, inspired the choice of subject. The Christian martyr Saint Felicity –here in a yellow gown –was forced to witness the martyrdom of her seven sons before herself being beheaded. Trevisani included two self-portraits: as the standing man at left, and as the man look…
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/11HH(FELICITY)68
- http://iconclass.org/48C513
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Medium
- Purchased with the support of a private collector and the Rijksmuseum Fonds
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/11HH(FELICITY)68
- http://iconclass.org/48C513
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Medium
- Purchased with the support of a private collector and the Rijksmuseum Fonds
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Rights
- Public Domain
- Publiek Domein
Creation date
- 1709
- 1709
Place-Time
- first quarter 18th century
Provenance
- Inv.; …; ? from a private collector, France, to the dealer Etienne Breton, Paris;{Note RMA.} from whom, €350,000, to a private collector, for the museum, with support from the Rijksmuseum Fonds and a private collector, 2006
Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.439594
- SK-A-4995
Extent
- height 75 cm
- width 62.6 cm
Format
- canvas
- oil paint (paint)
- Canvas
Language
- nl
Is part of
- collection: paintings
- collectie: schilderijen
Year
- 1709
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-05-27T20:16:48.769Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2018-03-17T14:38:13.712Z