The Martyrdom of St Agatha
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Title
The Martyrdom of St Agatha
Description
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 lower centre of impression: "Ioan. Sadl. excu.". Titled in Latin in lower margin: "S. Agatha".
Inscription type: inscription
Inscription content: Signed in lower centre of impression: "Ioan. Sadl. excu.". Titled in Latin in lower margin: "S. Agatha".
Creator
After: Cornelis Cort
After: Giulio Clovio
Published by: Jan Sadeler I
After: Giulio Clovio
Published by: Jan Sadeler I
Source
British Museum
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_Ii-5-153
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_Ii-5-153
Publisher
Flemish
Date
1575-1600
Contributor
Bequeathed by: Sir Hans Sloane (with Philipe's oval stamp and the initials HS)
Acquisitioned 1753
Acquisitioned 1753
Relation
https://www.hollstein.com/new_dutch-en-flemish.html
Format
engraving
Height: Height: 277 millimetres (trimmed) (trimmed)
Width: Width: 202 millimetres
Height: Height: 277 millimetres (trimmed) (trimmed)
Width: Width: 202 millimetres
Collection
Citation
After: Cornelis Cort
After: Giulio Clovio
Published by: Jan Sadeler I, “The Martyrdom of St Agatha,” European Mastectomy, accessed May 24, 2026, https://european-mastectomy.artinterp.org/items/show/17.