The Martyrdom of St Agatha; standing on a raised platform with two men torturing her by the shearing of her breasts, a woman and child crouched in the foreground, God the Father surrounded by putti above
Pen and brown ink, with brown wash, over…
Medium: Red chalk; framing lines in pen and brown ink
Dimensions: 6 x 4 7/16in. (15.3 x 11.3cm)
Annotated on paper support on verso, in blue crayon, "It5 [or s] - A13" along upper left border; below, "Moretto da Brescia"; at center, in graphite,…
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…
Sts Lucy, Cecilia, Barbara, Agatha and Agnes standing before a niche, holding their respective attributes; the Holy Spirit appears above them; in outline; after il Moretto. c.1827
Engraving
Height: Height: 229 millimetres
Width: Width: 165…
St Agatha, standing full-length, heads turned in profile to left, holding a pair of shears with her breast
Engraving
Height: Height: 70 millimetres
Width: Width: 47 millimetres
Inscription type: inscription
Inscription content: Lettered with a…