Saint Lawrence
Unknown Artist
c. 1490–1500
Medium
lindenwood
Dimensions
h. 90 cm
Classification
Sculpture
Department
Medieval Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
Accession Number
1990.5
About this artwork
Lawrence of Rome (about 225–258 CE) was one of the seven deacons of ancient Rome martyred in 258 CE, and became one of the most widely venerated saints during the Middle Ages. According to tradition, he met his martyrdom by being roasted on a gridiron, an attribute which he either holds or stands upon in art. (See a depiction of him by Tilman Riemenschneider nearby in this gallery.) Lawrence is always portrayed as a young man wearing the deacon’s dalmatic. The original source and context of this...