Saint Dorothy of Caeserea
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Saint Dorothy of Caeserea
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Published 2018-08-29T12:34:58+00:00
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This wooden statue depicts Saint Dorothy. She appears with a basket of roses and a child. According to legend, the martyr was asked on her way to her execution to send back roses and apples from heaven. After her death, her tormentor was converted to Christianity when a child presented him a basket of roses and apples. The figure was once part of the larger group.
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| Date published | 29/08/2018 |
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| Title | Saint Dorothy of Caeserea |
| Date | circa 1510 |
| Dimension | 56cm |
| Accession | BIRBI-43.8 |
| Medium | Wood, polychromed and gilded |
| Credit | Purchased in Munich, 1934, by Otto Wertheimer, paris; Sold to H. Weiss, Sagen and London; purchased from them by Edith m. Mendelssohn Bartholdy; purchased from Edith Mendlessohn Bartholdy, June 1943, for £650 |
| Record | http://mimsy.bham.ac.uk/detail.php?type=related&kv=100611&t=objects |
| Artist | Daniel Mauch |
| Place | Barber Institute |
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