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140 - 17th-century Neapolitan Master – The Martyrdom of Saint Agat…
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Estimate €5,000 - €10,000
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17th-century Neapolitan Master – The Martyrdom of Saint Agatha Oil on canvas. Dimensions: 100 × 80 cm. This important 17th-century Neapolitan painting depicts Saint Agatha, patron saint of Catania and one of the Church’s most venerated martyrs, identifiable by her traditional iconographic attributes: the platter bearing her severed breasts, a symbol of her martyrdom; the palm as an emblem of victory over death; and the halo proclaiming her sanctity. The saint is portrayed in half-length, her gaze raised to heaven in an attitude of ecstasy and profound contemplation, enveloped in a rich red tunic and a wide white mantle that lend solemnity and chromatic balance to the composition. The delicate rendering of the flesh tones, the elegance of the hands, the refined gradation of light against a dark background, and the serene idealisation of the face place the work within the finest Neapolitan pictorial tradition of the transition from late Mannerism to the early Baroque. Its artistic language reveals the influence of masters such as Fabrizio Santafede and Giovanni Bernardo Azzolino, whose devotional compositions exerted a profound influence on religious painting in the Kingdom of Naples during the first decades of the 17th century. The emotional intensity of the image, combined with its compositional restraint and the balance between naturalism and idealisation, makes this work an outstanding example of Neapolitan devotional painting intended for both ecclesiastical settings and private devotion. Lot held in an international warehouse (within the EU). Intra-EU shipping: no import duties apply within the EU. An export licence from the country of origin may be required.
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About the sale GRAND JULY AUCTION | OLD MASTERS, HAUTE ÉPOQUE & FINE JEWELLERY
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Auction time 07/28/2026 at 4:00 PM
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