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Subiaco, Sacro Speco, Upper Church, South Transept, Martyrdom of St. Placidus and His Companions

Subiaco, Sacro Speco, Upper Church, South Transept, Martyrdom of St. Placidus and His Companions

This is one of a set of scenes relating to saints linked with St. Benedict (Sts. Scholastica, Maurus, and Placidus) in the interconnected chapels that form a south transept in the Upper Church of the Monastery of St. Benedict, the Sacro Speco, at Subiaco. The early fifteenth-century paintings are attributed to Ottaviano Nelli, an Umbrian artist, and his circle. The painting represents a threefold conflation: it conflates St. Placidus, a sixth-century follower of St. Benedict, with the early Christian martyr of the same name from Sicily. In addition, it depicts the scene in a way that suggests that the martyrdom took place at the hands of Muslims, perhaps offering a Benedictine counterpart to images of the thirteenth-century Franciscan martyrs of Morocco, led by Berard of Carpio.(13.11.27/JD with Alexandria Trsek) D'Emilio photo archive no. s19790627u
Galleries: Italy 1420s, Italy 1430s, Scenes of Martyrdom, South Transept, St. Placidus, Wall paintings
Keywords: Prayer, blade, blessing, boat, book, declamation, forceps, fringe, halo, leggings, monks, observation, pliers, poleaxe, portico, preaching, speaking, sword, tongue, tonsure, torture
Photo Location: Subiaco (Lazio), Italy
Photographer: Dr. James D’Emilio
Date of Photo:
Device Make: Nikon
Device Model: Nikon SUPER COOLSCAN 5000 ED
Original Dimensions: 5382×3514
Picture Orientation: Landscape
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Picture Number: 24220