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Angels with a Medallion Representing the Martyred Bishop St. Rufinus

mid- 17th century

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Four figures of flying angels support a medallion at center from the bottom. Two angels above the medallion hold a paper scroll showing the inscription: VICIT TORMENTA RVFINVS; within the medallion is a half-figure of the bishop Saint Rufinus, shown in pontificalibus (wearing a bisop's vestments).

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