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The Martyrdom of Saint Felicity

After Marcantonio Raimondi Italian
before 1573
Not on view
Engraving, part of a set of 8 prints created by Delaune after Marcantonio Raimondi, Raphael, Rosso, and Michelangelo. This print represents the martyrdom of Saint Felicity, who stands in a large cauldron in the center of the print, with fire burning right under her. Victory, winged, and carrying a palm branch on one hand and a laurel wreath on the other, flies above her, likely symbolizing the triumph of virtue in the life of this saint. A crowd is gathered around her, some of them next to a building, on the upper left, and others under a canopy, on the lower right. An open field is seen in the background, as are the tiny buildings of a faraway town. This is an inverted copy of a print by Marcantonio Raimondi, after Raphael.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Martyrdom of Saint Felicity
  • Artist: Etienne Delaune (French, Orléans 1518/19–1583 Strasbourg)
  • Artist: After Marcantonio Raimondi (Italian, Argini (?) ca. 1480–before 1534 Bologna (?))
  • Artist: After Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, Urbino 1483–1520 Rome)
  • Date: before 1573
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed): 3 5/16 × 5 3/16 in. (8.4 × 13.1 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1962
  • Object Number: 62.635.415
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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