The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence; (reverse) Giving Drink to the Thirsty
Medium
Oil on fir, (obverse) gold ground
Dimensions
Painted surface 29 x 18 3/8 in. (73.7 x 46.7 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of The Jack and Belle Linsky Foundation, 1981
Accession Number
1981.365.1
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold *The Martyrdom of Lawrence; (reverse) Drink to the Thirsty a striking double-sided panel painting attributed to the Master of the Acts of, an anonymous Netherland artist active around 1500 in the Bruges region. On the obverse, against a shimmering gold ground, Saint Lawrence his gruesome martyrdom—roasted alive on a gridiron for refusing to surrender Church treasures to Roman authorities. The reverse depicts a compassionate scene of "Giving Drink to the Th," one of the seven Corporal Acts Mercy central to Christian devotion. Crafted in oil on fir wood, this vertical panel (29 x 18⅜ inc...