Sujet
Saint Margaret, c. 1520-1530. Creator: Antonello Gaggini (Italian, 1478-1536).
Légende
Saint Margaret, c. 1520-1530. Gaggini was a member of a large family of sculptors whose Palermo workshop supplied monumental religious sculptures for the cathedrals of Palermo and Messina in Sicily and Montelione in Calabria. After 1507 Antonello himself worked for 15 years to produce marble sculptures for Palermo Cathedral. This figure of the legendary virgin martyr, Saint Margaret, was probably commissioned for one of these ecclesiastical foundations, possibly the chancel of Palermo Cathedral. The saint is shown reading from a book of hours (a sign of her piety) and trampling upon a dragon, the symbol of Satan. The dragon became the attribute by which she is recognized in sacred art.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19G02_417
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
68,1Mo (2,5Mo) / 32,1cm x 53,2cm / 3788 x 6281 (300dpi)