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Martyrdom of Saint Paul, Roman School 16th century

Arched bronze plaque with brown patina, 98.2 x 56.9 mm; 99.8 g.

In the foreground, a kneeling man (the keys of St. Peter on the ground in front of him) who is about to be struck by a man behind him. In the center, between a group of Roman soldiers on horseback and an emperor on foot with a sceptre in his hand. On the right, a woman holds a child by the hand as they run away from the scene in fear. In the background, a hilly landscape; on the left, the Colosseum and on the right the Arch of Constantine. Below the predella, a battle scene? Or the scene of the Conversion of St. Paul.
Casting from worn matrix.

Biblical Rossi F. coll. Scale VIII.6 variant A; Pope Hennesy, 1989 pp 22-23; Wixom, 1975 n 70; Cannata, 1982 n 57.
€ 400,00 / 800,00
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€ 150,00
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