Title

St Agapitus of Praeneste in the Arena; (int.) The Beheading of St Agapitus..., c1500-1505. Creator: Swiss Painter (fourth quarter 15th century).

Caption

Saint Agapitus of Praeneste in the Arena; (interior) The Beheading of Saint Agapitus of Praeneste, ca. 1500-1505. He was thrown to the wild animals in the local arena at Palestrina. The beasts refused to harm him, and he was beheaded.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM20A38_053

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NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

39,6Mb (4,3Mb) / 9,3in x 16,5in / 2792 x 4960 (300dpi)

Keywords

portrait animal Italy Italian people religious painting country lazio entertainment religion Switzerland lion bear museum golden oil arena Christianity gold Swiss saint location century halo wild animal oil Painting Colour The Met Metropolitan Museum of Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art background people 16th century martyr sixteenth century martyrdom Roma province TGN portrait gold colour Palestrina Palestrina Heritage Art Oil gold and white metal on wood and white metal on wood Swiss Painter (fourth quarter 15th century) Agapitus of Palestrina Agapitus of St Agapitus of Palestrina Saint Agapitus Portrait