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Gaius Mucius Scaevola Thrusting His Right Hand into Fire
1740–93
Martelaarschap van de heilige Petrus Martyr
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1750 - 1793
Medium
pen
Dimensions
h 513mm × w 354mm
Collection
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Materials
paper; chalk; ink
Object Type
drawing
Subject Matter
St. Peter Martyr is murdered (in a forest) by two assassins with a sword; with his blood he writes on the ground 'Credo in Deum' (usually a fellow friar is also attacked or murdered)
Acquisition Method
gift
Acquired
1951
Notes
penseel in grijs, pen in bruin, zwart krijt
Collection Type
drawings
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1740–93
All artworks by Marco Marcola displayed