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St. Martina kneeling amongst several figures and toppled sculptures of pagan idols, with her arms raised clutching her chest, looking towards a cloudy sky; on the right is a burning pyre

After Pietro da Cortona (Pietro Berrettini) Italian
Nicolas de Launay French
Intermediary draughtsman Jean-Baptiste Joseph Wicar French

ca. 1758–92

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Title: St. Martina kneeling amongst several figures and toppled sculptures of pagan idols, with her arms raised clutching her chest, looking towards a cloudy sky; on the right is a burning pyre

Artist: After Pietro da Cortona (Pietro Berrettini) (Italian, Cortona 1596–1669 Rome)

Artist: Nicolas de Launay (French, Paris 1739–1792)

Artist: Intermediary draughtsman Jean-Baptiste Joseph Wicar (French, Lille 1762–1834 Rome)

Published in: London

Date: ca. 1758–92

Medium: Engraving

Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 9 13/16 × 7 11/16 in. (25 × 19.5 cm)

Classification: Prints

Credit Line: Gift of Walter H. Smith, 1935

Accession Number: 35.53.16

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