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Martyrdom of St. Lucy

Artist Jacques Bellange (French, active 1580 - 1620)
Dateca. 1615-1616
MediumEtching with engraving
DimensionsImage: 18 5/16 x 13 7/8 inches (46.51 x 35.24 cm)
Mat: 26 1/2 x 21 inches (67.31 x 53.34 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number83-2
Signed(pl.,l.l.c.):"Bellange"
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Exhibition History
Thirty Years of Print Purchases for the Permanent Collection, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, November 19 - December 31, 1989, no. 11.
Gallery Label

Saint Lucy was an early Christian martyr, and Jacques Bellange was the court painter to the Duke of Lorraine in the eastern French city of Nancy. Bellange was much influenced by Italian Mannerism, evidenced here by the complex poses of the figures and their somewhat confusing juxtaposition. Note also the almost obsessive interest in detail, especially on the costume and armor of the soldiers. It has been rightly said that in this print the artist successfully merges two apparently irreconcilable qualities: refined elegance and a powerful religious expressionism.

Published References
Thirty Years of Print Purchases for the Permanent Collection, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, November 19 - December 31, 1989, p. 6.
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