Madonna and Child with Saint Martina (Q28797163)
Label from: English (en)
genre:
religious art (Q2864737)
artist:
Pietro da Cortona (Q333323)
collection:
Kimbell Art Museum (Q1741629)
location:
Kimbell Art Museum (Q1741629)
main subject:
Madonna and Child (Q9309699)
depicts:
Virgin Mary (Q345)
Christ Child (Q942467)
instance of:
painting (Q3305213)
catalog URL: https://www.kimbellart.org/collection-object/madonna-and-child-saint-martina
information from the Kimbell Art Museum catalog
description: In this devotional painting, Saint Martina, a third-century martyr who was put to death for refusing to worship idols, gazes fervently at the Christ Child while holding the forked iron hook with which she was tortured, and accepting the palm of martyrdom. Cortona’s use of strong colors, agitated drapery, and the dynamic play of light and shadow enhances the image’s spiritual intensity.
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