The Martyrdom of St Agatha

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Dublin Core

Title

The Martyrdom of St Agatha

Description

pen and ink wash drawing
Height 277 mm
Width 207 mm
watermark: Lamb in circle (45 x 47 mm, on P3 of 6P, vH, left), similar to Briquet 49 (with halo)(Florence 1511, Treviso 1514), similar to Piccard Online 86768 (Ferrara 1576)

Creator

Giulio Clovio

Source

museums boijmans
https://www.boijmans.nl/en/collection/artworks/60531/the-martyrdom-of-st-agatha

Date

c. 1567

Contributor

Van Parijs (rond 1800, L.2531, no. 8), Brussels; his sale Amsterdam (Muller) 11-12.01.1878, lot 117 (Vasari, with the etching by C. Cort, Fl 3); - ; art dealerJ.H.J. Mellaart, London-The Hague-Borgharen; Dr. J.C.J. Bierens de Haan, Amsterdam, acquired 1941; Bequest Dr. J.C.J. Bierens de Haan 1951
Legaat / Bequest: Dr. J.C.J. Bierens de Haan 1951

Collection

Citation

Giulio Clovio, “The Martyrdom of St Agatha,” European Mastectomy, accessed May 24, 2026, https://www.european-mastectomy.artinterp.org/items/show/299.