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Description: | St Lawrence is one of the most celebrated Roman martyrs. He refused to hand over the church's valuables when ordered to do so by the city perfect. Instead he assembled the poor and sick and presented them to the perfect, claiming that they were the church's treasure. Thereupon he was put to death by roasting on a grid iron. This instrument of torture is included in the picture to enable worshippers to identify the saint. The elaborate gold leaf background, symbolising the light of heaven, is typical of Sienese painting of this period. The arched top of the work indicates that it is probably a fragment of a polyptich. | Subjects: | figure; religion (St Lawrence) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Niccolò di Buonaccorso (Italian painter, active 1356, died 1388) Æ Attributed to Attributed to Paolo di Giovanni Fei (Italian painter, ca. 1345 - ca. 1411) Previously attributed to Jacopo di Mino del Pellicciaio (Italian painter, active 1344-1389) | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8792... | Go to resource |
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