Neapolitan School, 17th Century
Lot 29

Neapolitan School, 17th Century

The Martyrdom of Saint Apollonia

Closed8 May 2008

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GBP 6,000

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Neapolitan School, 17th Century
The Martyrdom of Saint Apollonia
oil on canvas
45 x 38½ in. (114.3 x 97.7 cm.)

Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 29 April 1966, lot 50.

Specialist note

Saint Apollonia was a virgin martyr of Alexandria who suffered during an uprising against the Christians prior to the persecution of Decius. Her teeth were forcibly removed before being burned at the stake, for refusing to sacrifice to the pagan gods.