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Saint (Martina?) Being Led to Her Martyrdom

Pietro da Cortona1634

Museo Cerralbo

Museo Cerralbo
MADRID, Spain

This is a preparatory sketch for a work probably planned for the church of Saints Luke and Martina in the Forum in Rome, belonging to the Academy of Saint Luke, directed by Cortona in 1634; the renovation of the crypt was begun that year and the relics of the saint were discovered in it.

Details

  • Title: Saint (Martina?) Being Led to Her Martyrdom
  • Creator: Cortona, Pietro da
  • Creator Lifespan: 1596/1669
  • Creator Death Place: Rome
  • Creator Birth Place: Cortona
  • Date Created: 1634
  • Type: Drawings
  • External Link: CERES

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