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Saint Agatha
Image Currently Not Available for Saint Agatha

Saint Agatha, ca. 1625

ArtistUnbekannt
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions with frame116,7 × 102 × 6,1 cm
Dimensions without frame99 × 84 × 3,2 cm
Status
on display, room 003
About the workAccording to Christian legend, in the 3rd century AD Agatha of Catania did not want to give up her faith or her virginity and refused to marry a Roman governor. The punishment that followed included her breasts being cut off. As the wounds healed, Agatha is considered the patron saint of breast cancer patients. A dessert called “nun's breasts” in the shape of small breasts is also dedicated to her. It is not known who painted this picture, but the motif and composition suggest that it was created in Rome, but also influenced by French art.
AccessionPermanent loan of the Friends of the Kunstpalast
Provenance[...]; 24.4.2024 erhalten als Dauerleihgabe des Freundeskreises des Kunstpalasts
Inventory numberDEP 156/2024
Contact
sammlung@kunstpalast.de
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