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Saint Lawrence, a deacon in the early Christian church in Rome, was executed in AD 258 by the pagan Roman authorities; this painting tells the story of the events that led to his martyrdom. The Roman prefect Decius ordered Lawrence to hand over the treasures belonging to the Church. Having already distributed these riches among the city’s poor, he gathered them instead, claiming that they were the Church’s greatest treasures. Lawrence, shown here with a large gilded halo and wearing his deacon’s robes, looks towards Decius and gestures towards the people at the bottom of the steps. The group includes a man in ragged robes, perhaps a beggar, and a woman breastfeeding her baby; in the background a disabled man moves towards the group, supported by crutches.
Title
Saint Lawrence showing the Prefect the Treasures of the Church
Date
about 1510
Medium
Oil on canvas
Measurements
H 130.2 x W 92.7 cm
Accession number
NG3665
Acquisition method
Presented by Sir Henry Howorth, through The Art Fund, in memory of Lady Howorth, 1922.
Work type
Painting
