The lady in the picture is shown with the attributes of Saint Agatha, the third-century Sicilian martyr who was reported to have been tortured for rejecting the marriage proposal of the Roman governor. A dish with Agatha’s severed breasts and the…
Inscriptions / marks
collector's mark: Lugt 2228
DescriptionDe rijkgeklede Agatha is aan een pilaar gebonden. Twee mannen snijden haar borsten af met tangen. Op de voorgrond stookt een man met een blaasbalg het vuur op in een schaal. In de marge…
Inscriptions / marks
collector's mark: Lugt 240
DescriptionBlad met vier ovale voorstellingen, elk met opschrift en datum in het Latijn: linksboven de Heilige Agatha wier borsten door een beul worden afgesneden, rechtsboven de Heilige Dorothea…
The saint tied to a tree at centre, two men shearing her breasts with large tongs, hills and a city in background; copy in reverse after Cornelis Cort who engraved after Giulio Clovio
Inscription type: inscription
Inscription content: Signed in…
The Martyrdom of St Agatha; centre, St Agatha tied to a column with her breasts exposed, to the left and r, an excutioner approaches with a pair of shears; in the foreground, another man kindles a fire, a crown and veil lie on the…
St Agatha tied to a tree with her left arm raised; a landscape at her right; copy in reverse after Marcantonio
Etching and engraving
Height: Height: 64 millimetres
Width: Width: 38 millimetres
Inscription content: Collector's initials 'JB' in pen…
St Agatha standing between two trees, her left arm raised and tied to a third tree in the middle; copy in reverse after Marcantonio
Engraving
Height: Height: 87 millimetres
Width: Width: 55 millimetres
Inscription content: Handwritten inscription…
Plate 63: Portrait of a lady traditionally identified as Giulia Gonzaga, half-length, turned to right; after Sebastiano del Piombo. c.1836
Etching and engraving
Height: Height: 271 millimetres
Width: Width: 214 millimetres
Inscription content:…