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The Martyrdom of St Dionysius

Image credit: Royal Institution of Cornwall

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This work demonstrates the limited use of the punched gold to identify the saint and the holy figure in the sky, possibly God. It is a predella panel which is a narrative scene that would have been placed with others in a row under a large painted altarpiece. The style of the work suggests that the artist may have been from Florence. The donor, Alfred de Pass (1861–1952), was a Cape Town-born businessman and philanthropist.

Royal Cornwall Museum

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Title

The Martyrdom of St Dionysius

Date

c.1430

Medium

tempera on panel

Measurements

H 26.5 x W 41 cm

Accession number

TRURI : 1925.212

Acquisition method

gift from Alfred de Pass, 1925

Work type

Painting

Royal Cornwall Museum

River Street, Truro, Cornwall TR1 2SJ England

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