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 Paris)
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
Object Number: 35.53.16
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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