The Martyrdom of Saint Justina
Artist
Bernardo Strozzi
(Italian, 1581-1644)
CultureItalian
Dateca. 1635
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions92 1/2 x 51 1/2 in. (235 x 130.8 cm)
Overall, Frame: 107 x 64 x 5 1/2 in. (271.8 x 162.6 x 14 cm)
Overall, Frame: 107 x 64 x 5 1/2 in. (271.8 x 162.6 x 14 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.526
Collections
On View
Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 204
Label TextBernardo Strozzi Italian, 1581–1644 The Martyrdom of Saint Justina, ca. 1635 Oil on canvas Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.526 ProvenanceA Church in Venice, Italy, up to about 1920; Italico Brass, Venice, Italy, 1920-1951; Julius Weitzner, New York City, 1952-1953; Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.; Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. to The Chrysler Museum at Norfolk, Virginia, 1971. Exhibition History"Paintings from the Collection of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.," Portland Art Museum, Oregon; Seattle Art Museum; California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Minneapolis Art Institute; St. Louis City Art Museum; William Rockhill Nelson Gallery of Art, Kansas City; Detroit Institute of Arts; and Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, March 2, 1956 - April 14, 1957. (Exhib. cat. no. 26). "Genoese Masters, Cambiaso to Magnasco, 1559-1750," Dayton Art Institute, John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, and Wadsworth Atheneum, Oct. 19, 1962 - May 5, 1963. (Exhib. cat. no. 53). "Venetian Baroque Painters," Finch College Museum of Art, New York City, 1964. (Exhib. cat. no. 16). "Bernardo Strozzi," State University at Binghamton, New York, 1967. (Exhib. cat. no. 28). "Italian Renaissance and Baroque Paintings from the Collection of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.," Norfolk Museum of Arts and Sciences, Dec. 2, 1967 - May 15, 1968. (Exhib. cat. no. 24). Published ReferencesBertina S. Manning. _Paintings from the Collection of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.: An Exhibition Organized by the Portland Art Museum, Oregon_. Portland: Portland Art Association. 1956. No. 26. Robert L. Manning. _Italian Renaissance and Baroque Paintings from the Collection of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr._. Norfolk: Norfolk Museum of Arts and Science. 1967. No. 24. Eric M. Zafran and Mario Amaya. _Treasures from the Chrysler Museum at Norfolk and Walter P. Chrysler, Jr._, exhibition catalogue, Tennessee Fine Arts Center at Cheekwood, Nashville, 1977. No. 6. Jefferson C. Harrison. _The Chrysler Museum Handbook of the European and American Collections: Selected Paintings, Sculpture and Drawings_. The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA, 1991, p. 32, #24.
