The martyrdom of Saint Agatha
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Title
The martyrdom of Saint Agatha
Subject
Saint Agatha is suffering martyrdom by having her breasts cut off with hot shears
Description
1 print : engraving ; platemark 25.4 x 18.3 cm; Dedicated to Prudentia, the daughter of the painter Jan van der Straet (Stradanus), who was a nun in the convent of Saint Agatha in Florence; S. Agatha, virgo et martyr. Venerabili ac religiosae virgini Prudentiae Stradanae in convento D. Agathae Florentiae professae. Hanc huius divae ab illius patre Iohanne Stradano delineatam imaginem Philippus Gallaeus in aemulationis, ad eiusdem sanctae pietatem et virtutes stimulum lubens dedicat.
Creator
Engraving by P. Galle after Jan van der Straet (Stradanus)
Source
Wellcome Collection
Publisher
[Antwerp] : [Ph. Galle?]
Date
[between 1500 and 1599]
Relation
https://wellcomecollection.org/works/ntj9ebuz
Language
Latin
Collection
Citation
Engraving by P. Galle after Jan van der Straet (Stradanus), “The martyrdom of Saint Agatha,” European Mastectomy, accessed May 24, 2026, https://european-mastectomy.artinterp.org/items/show/7.