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Description: | St Agatha is one of the most venerated virgin martyrs from early Christianity. She spurned the love of a Roman senator in order to preserve her virginity and faith. The painting shows her suffering from the wounds inflicted by his torture and her visionary state when she was miraculously healed by St Peter. It has been attributed to various artists working in Naples in the mid-seventeenth century. Images of women visionaries were very popular at this time partly because they expressed the ability of even the most vulnerable of believers to receive visions of the true faith. | Subjects: | religion (St Agatha); figure | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Cavallino, Bernardo (Italian painter, born 1616 or 1622, died 1654 or 1656) Æ Attributed to school of Attributed to Guarino, Francesco (Italian painter, 1611-1654) Attributed to Italian (Neapolitan) School Previously attributed to Barbalonga Alberti, Antonio (Italian painter, 1600-1649) Previously attributed to Ricci, Sebastiano (Italian painter and draftsman, 1659-1734) Previously attributed to Stanzione, Massimo (Italian painter, 1585-1656) Previously attributed to Vaccaro, Andrea (Italian painter, 1604-1670) | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8361... | Go to resource |
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