"The Martyrdom Of Saint Barbara, 17th Century, Guercino School (1581-1666) Guercino "
The Martyrdom of Saint Barbara, 17th century SCHOOL OF GUERCINO (1581-1666) Guercino Large 17th century Italian painting depicting the Martyrdom of Saint Barbara, oil on canvas. After being imprisoned and tortured, Saint Barbara of Nicomedia refused to renounce her Christian faith and her father ordered her to be beheaded. She is the patron saint of soldiers and mathematicians. This Baroque work from around 1640 painted by a Bolognese painter is very similar to the works of Guercino. Presented in its original gilded frame commissioned for a church. Dimensions: 173 x 81 cm approximately framed