The martyrdom of St Agatha
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Title
The martyrdom of St Agatha
Description
the saint tied to a column at centre; flanked by two henchmen holding shears; another crouching at right, fanning a fire
Height: Height: 260 millimetres
Width: Width: 184 millimetres
Inscription type: inscription
Inscription content: Signed at lower right: 'DC ex Aug:'. Lettered on the tablet above the saint: 'S. AGATHA VIRGO ET MARTYR'. And four lines in lower margin: 'Altrices AGATHAE ferro lacerare papillas ... saeve per hasce necas.'
This print is a copy in reverse after the engraving by Antonius II Wierix after Johannes Stradanus (not in the BM).
Height: Height: 260 millimetres
Width: Width: 184 millimetres
Inscription type: inscription
Inscription content: Signed at lower right: 'DC ex Aug:'. Lettered on the tablet above the saint: 'S. AGATHA VIRGO ET MARTYR'. And four lines in lower margin: 'Altrices AGATHAE ferro lacerare papillas ... saeve per hasce necas.'
This print is a copy in reverse after the engraving by Antonius II Wierix after Johannes Stradanus (not in the BM).
Creator
Print made by: Dominicus Custos
Source
German
British Museum
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1970-1212-16
Purchased from: Craddock & Barnard
Acquisitioned 1970
British Museum
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1970-1212-16
Purchased from: Craddock & Barnard
Acquisitioned 1970
Publisher
German
Date
1580-1615
Contributor
https://www.hollstein.com/new_dutch-en-flemish.html
Format
engraving
Collection
Citation
Print made by: Dominicus Custos, “The martyrdom of St Agatha,” European Mastectomy, accessed May 24, 2026, https://european-mastectomy.artinterp.org/items/show/18.