The martyrdom of Saint Agatha. Engraving by P. Galle after Jan van der Straet (Stradanus), 15--.

  • Straet, Jan van der, 1523-1605.
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[between 1500 and 1599]
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749885i
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Saint Agatha is suffering martyrdom by having her breasts cut off with hot shears

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[Antwerp] : [Ph. Galle?], [between 1500 and 1599]

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1 print : engraving ; platemark 25.4 x 18.3 cm

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Select images of this work were taken by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum: WT/D/1/20/1/87/55

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S. Agatha, virgo et martyr. Venerabili ac religiosae virgini Prudentiae Stradanae in convento D. Agathae Florentiae professae. Hanc huius divae ab illius patre Iohanne Stradano delineatam imaginem Philippus Gallaeus in aemulationis, ad eiusdem sanctae pietatem et virtutes stimulum lubens dedicat.

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Dedicated to Prudentia, the daughter of the painter Jan van der Straet (Stradanus), who was a nun in the convent of Saint Agatha in Florence

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Wellcome Collection 749885i

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