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Image scanned and color-corrected by Pat Cagney.
The Martyrdom of Saint Justina
Image scanned and color-corrected by Pat Cagney.
Image scanned and color-corrected by Pat Cagney.

The Martyrdom of Saint Justina

Artist Bernardo Strozzi (Italian, 1581-1644)
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)
ClassificationsEuropean art
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.526
Terms
  • Religion
  • Saint Justina
  • Angel
  • Brown
  • Gray
  • Red
  • Yellow
  • White
  • Blue
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Venetian Baroque
  • Venice, Italy
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DescriptionThis is an oil on canvas painting. In this brightly colored painting, Justina looks heavenward while an executioner is poised behind her with a knife. An angel hovers above Justina's head ready with the martyr's palm and crown upon her death.

Label TextBernardo Strozzi Italian, 1581–1644 The Martyrdom of Saint Justina, ca. 1635 Oil on canvas Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.526
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