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Source Description
The legendary early Christian martyr Saint Dorothea was the daughter of a Roman senator and was executed because of her faith during the reign of Emperor Diocletian in the early 4th century. On the way to her decapitation, the pagan lawyer Theophilus mockingly asked her to send him fruits from Paradise. Before her death, an angel appeared to her with a basket of flowers and fruits. Saint Dorothea is the patron saint of gardeners.Her elegant, long neck and the sword she is holding allude to her martyrdom. The light color scheme, the emphasis on the softness of the pinkish skin, and the flowers all charm the eye in a way that reflects the influence of the rococo style in France.For more information on this painting, please see Federico Zeri's 1976 catalogue no. 392, p. 507.
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Document identity
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26245
label
Saint Dorothea
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obj
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drawing
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26245
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drawing
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normalized
title
Saint Dorothea
description
The legendary early Christian martyr Saint Dorothea was the daughter of a Roman senator and was executed because of her faith during the reign of Emperor Diocletian in the early 4th century. On the way to her decapitation, the pagan lawyer Theophilus mockingly asked her to send him fruits from Paradise. Before her death, an angel appeared to her with a basket of flowers and fruits. Saint Dorothea is the patron saint of gardeners.Her elegant, long neck and the sword she is holding allude to her martyrdom. The light color scheme, the emphasis on the softness of the pinkish skin, and the flowers all charm the eye in a way that reflects the influence of the rococo style in France.For more information on this painting, please see Federico Zeri's 1976 catalogue no. 392, p. 507.
provenance
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [1897 catalogue: no. 757, as Joan of Arc by François Boucher]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1720-1730 (Baroque)
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CC0
language
en
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Painting & Drawing
oil paintings (visual works)
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
65.1
height
49.8
dimensionsRaw
Painted surface H: 25 5/8 x W: 19 5/8 in. (65.1 x 49.8 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Number] In upper left corner in aged white paint: J 86
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oil on canvas
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5459
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BAR
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none
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0
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photo
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