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Manuscript Leaf with the Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew, from a Laudario

ca. 1340
Not on view
On this page, the final moments of the martyrdom of the apostle Bartholomew unfold with a dance-like grace that lends a sacred air to horrific events. At the left, three tormentors flay his legs and arms as Bartholomew stands chained to a city gate. At the right, the saint, wearing his own flesh tied about his neck as a mantle, kneels in prayer before a rock, his haloed head tumbling to the ground.

Pacino was a leading member of the painters’ guild in Florence. This page comes from the most important manuscript created in that city in the first half of the fourteenth century, a laudario, or book of hymns in Italian.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Manuscript Leaf with the Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew, from a Laudario
  • Artist: Pacino di Bonaguida (Italian, active Florence 1302–ca. 1340)
  • Date: ca. 1340
  • Geography: Made in Florence, Italy
  • Culture: Italian
  • Medium: Tempera, gold, and ink on parchment
  • Dimensions: Overall: 18 1/2 x 13 3/4 in. (47 x 35 cm)
    Mat size: 27 7/8 x 22 in. (70.8 x 55.9 cm)
    Illumination: 6 15/16 x 8 1/16 in. (17.7 x 20.5 cm)
  • Classification: Manuscripts and Illuminations
  • Credit Line: The Cloisters Collection, 2006
  • Object Number: 2006.250
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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