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The Martyrdom of Sant' Emerenziana
Artist: Ercole Ferrata (1610 - 86)
Location: Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
Date: 1660
Materials: terracotta
Dimensions: 71 x 52 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £1,000 (Total: £6,000)
Vendor: Heim Gallery
Review number: 2304 (1968)
Provenance:
Doria-Pamphilj, Rome; Private Collection, Rome; Private Collection, Switzerland.
Description:
Bozzetto for altarpiece at the church of Sant' Agnese in Piazza Navona, Rome. Depicts Sant'Emerenziana being stoned to death when praying beside the grave of St Agnes. Marble altar piece was unfinished at artist's death so this maquette provides the original design.
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