Year c. 1558 Created 1548–1559 | Medium oil on canvas Period Mannerism | |
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Dimensions 493 cm × 277 cm (194 in × 109 in) Genres Christian art, History painting Similar The Crowning with Thorns, The Entombment, Annunciation, Mater Dolorosa, Self‑Portrait | ||
The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence is a 1558 painting by Titian, now in the church of I Gesuiti in Venice. It so impressed Philip II of Spain that he commissioned a second version in 1567 for the basilica at El Escorial.
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The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence (Titian) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA