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- Reference number
- P00445
- Author
- Titian [Vecellio di Gregorio Tiziano] (Italian)
- Title
- Saint Margaret
- Chronology
- Ca. 1556
- Technique
- Support
- Measures
- 209 cm x 183 cm
- School
- Theme
- Shown
- Yes
- Entrance
- COLECCION REAL
- Procedence
- Royal Collection
This work depicts one of the
miracles of Saint Marguerite, a
virgin and martyr from Antioch who
was known in the West through Greek
sources and the Golden Legend. She
emerges from the entrails of a
dragon, whose belly exploded thanks
to the miracle of the cross she
carries in her left hand. According
to tradition, this was her first
miracle.
This is the second painting of
Saint Marguerite sent to Felipe II
(1556-1598) by Titian. It is based
on a work on the same subject by
Raphael.
The scene is framed by a boulder
and the landscape, which depicts
Venice in flames and is rendered
with an extraordinarily free
hand.
The work is signed.
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