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Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
Preferred Title:
Martyrdom of Saint Mammes of Caesarea
Alternate Title:
Martyrdom of Saint Mamante
Image View:
Overall view (panel removed from a polyptych)
Creator:
Francesco dei Franceschi (Italian painter, active 1445-1456)
Location:
repository: Museo Correr (Venice, Veneto, Italy) CI. I n. 350
Location Note:
Piazza San Marco 52
GPS:
45.4339 12.3375
Date:
ca. 1445-1455 (creation)
Cultural Context:
Italian
Style Period:
Fifteenth century; Late Gothic
Work Type 1:
panel painting
Classification:
Paintings
Material:
tempera and gold leaf on wood panel
Technique:
gilding (technique); painting and painting techniques
Subjects:
saints; polyptych; martyrdom
Description:
After surviving multiple tortures, Mammes is finally struck in the stomach with a trident, after being condemned by Duke Alexander. The panel is from a polyptych, now split between multiple collections. Francesco de Franceschi was a Venetian, influenced by Michele Giambono and Alvise Vivarini; his work bridges International Gothic and the early Renaissance. (Source: Fondazione Musei Civici Venezia [online collection database]; http://www.archiviod ellacomunicazione.it /)
Collection:
Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
Identifier:
6A1-FFR-MC-WSM-A01
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Martyrdom of Saint Mammes of Caesarea