Martire de St. Pierre (The Martyrdom of Saint Peter)

c. 1750s

Jean Barbault, after Pierre-Hubert Subleyras

Associated Names
Jean Barbault

Artist, French, 1718 - 1762

Pierre-Hubert Subleyras

Artist After, French, 1699 - 1749

This is a painting of a scene depicting a martyrdom with various figures in dynamic poses. The full-description of the image reveals a dramatic composition centered around a central figure positioned upside down on a cross, surrounded by other individuals in various active stances. Above them, celestial beings are visible, with one angel-like figure descending from the clouds bearing a laurel wreath. The background features a classical architectural structure. The clothing and poses suggest a historical or religious narrative, depicted with intense emotional expressions and physical movement.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 47 × 30.7 cm (18 1/2 × 12 1/16 in.); trimmed within platemark with lower part of inscription trimmed off

  • Accession Number

    2017.13.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    IFF (1700): no. 2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Alessandro Maggiori, Rome [late 18th - early 19th century] (Lugt 1956); François Heugel [1922-2010], Paris (Lugt 3373); (Paul Prouté S.A., Paris); purchased 2016 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1930

  • IFF (1700): no.2

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Subleyras pinx.; lower right in plate: Barbault del. et sculp. Romae; lower center in plate: Martire de St. Pierre; by later hand, upper center verso in pen and ink: M.. Maggiori comprò a / Roma nel 1802 / quadro di M. Le Baily de la abass[not deciphered] / [not deciphered] di Malta a Roma

Wikidata ID

Q77258768

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