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Leo, Emperor of the Armenians, Killed in the Presence of His Mother

Giovanni Baglione, 1611–1612

British Museum, London

This is a preparatory study in the rare medium of oil on paper for one of the frescoes of the ceiling of San Maria Maggiore, Rome. It illustrates God's vengeance on iconoclasts: the gruesome death of the Emperor Leo, foretold to his mother in a dream of the Virgin, came about because of his persecution of worshippers of holy images.

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Title of artwork, date

Leo, Emperor of the Armenians, Killed in the Presence of His Mother, 1611–1612

Date supported

1993

Medium and material

Oil on paper

Dimensions

27 x 29 cm

Grant

3750

Total cost

15000

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