The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence, by Valerio Castello

An image of The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence. Castello, Valerio (Italian, 1624-1659). Pen and brown ink, and brown wash, heightened with white, height 21 cm, width 20.6 cm, c.1650.

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The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence. Castello, Valerio (Italian, 1624-1659). Pen and brown ink, and brown wash, heightened with white, height 21 cm, width 20.6 cm, c.1650.

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Accession Number: PD.260-2015
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/19.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 1005 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Macintosh)
Filesize: 368.10kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 19/1

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17th Century Baroque drawing Fitz_PDP gridiron grill Italian martyrdom martyred martyrs religion religious Saint Lawrence saints squared St Lawrence Valerio Castello

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