This is an episode from the life of the Irish missionary St Livinus, who preached in Flanders and Zeeland in the first half of the seventh century. Whilst attempting to convert non believers, he was attacked by godless robbers who tore out his tongue and threw it to the dogs. God punished his assailants with a devastating thunderbolt.
The painting is the 'modello' for an enormous canvas (414 x 347 cm) that Rubens painted for the St Livinus Church in Ghent. The painting currently hangs in the museum in Brussels.
Specifications
| Title | The Martyrdom of Saint Livinus |
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| Material and technique | Oil on panel |
| Object type |
Painting
> Painting
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height Error: 84,5 is not a valid BCD value cm Width 59 cm Depth Error: 10,5 is not a valid BCD value cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Painter:
Peter Paul Rubens
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| Accession number | 2515 (OK) |
| Credits | Verworven met de verzameling van / Acquired with the collection of: D.G. van Beuningen 1958 |
| Department | Old Masters |
| Acquisition date | 1958 |
| Creation date | in 1633 - 1635 |
| Collector | Collector / D.G. van Beuningen |
| Internal exhibitions |
Schilderkunst uit de eerste hand, Olieverfschetsen van Tintoretto tot Goya (1983) The Collection Enriched (2011) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | Southern Netherlands > The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
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Peter Paul Rubens
Siegen 1577 - Antwerpen 1640
The Antwerp painter Peter Paul Rubens was appointed court artist to the Duke of Mantua in Italy at a young age. In 1603 he travelled to Madrid, where he was...
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