Belles Heures de Jean de France, duc de Berry
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Title
Belles Heures de Jean de France, duc de Berry
Subject
The martyrdom of saint agatha
Description
Suffrages of the Saints
Saint Agatha, Folio 179r
Agatha was punished for refusing the advances of the Roman governor. She is tied to a column and her breasts are removed by attackers wielding huge clippers ; one attacker raises his knee to brace himself in a pose like that in the Catherine cycle (Folio 17r), where the saint is tied to a column.
Saint Agatha, Folio 179r
Agatha was punished for refusing the advances of the Roman governor. She is tied to a column and her breasts are removed by attackers wielding huge clippers ; one attacker raises his knee to brace himself in a pose like that in the Catherine cycle (Folio 17r), where the saint is tied to a column.
Creator
Paul Herman and Jean de Limbourg
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Publisher
Paris
Date
1405-08/9
Collection
Citation
Paul Herman and Jean de Limbourg, “Belles Heures de Jean de France, duc de Berry,” European Mastectomy, accessed May 24, 2026, https://european-mastectomy.artinterp.org/items/show/137.