Saint Vitus

dc.contributor.authorUnknown artist(s)en
dc.date.accessioned2025-09-16T14:45:26Z
dc.date.available2025-09-16T14:45:26Z
dc.date.created16th centuryen
dc.descriptionChiesa di Santa Maria a Pugliano, Ercolanoen
dc.description.abstractThis sculpture by an unknown artist depicts Saint Vitus. The figure is raised on a shelf against the wall in the church of Santa Maria of Pulignano. According to his hagiography, Saint Vitus was only twelve when he was martyred. At a young age, Vitus was beaten by his father for not worshipping pagan idols. Under Diocletian, the boy was put to death after being unable to adhere to his commands. This sculpture of the saint is shown holding a book in his left arm and extending his right arm. He has a chain attached to a dog, one of the saint’s attributes. He wears a gold mantle, gold shoes, and his hair down, showing off the luscious curls. It is uncertain whether the figure’s painted flesh was intentionally dark to imitate bronze or has darkened over time. Some paint has chipped off on the clothing. Photograph(s) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.en
dc.format.mediumPainted wooden
dc.identifier.citationJacobus de Voragine, The Golden Legend: Reading on Saints, translated byWilliam Granger Ryan (Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press, 1993): 322-323.en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1974/35202
dc.rights.holderUna D’Eliaen
dc.rights.licensePhotograph(s) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licenseen
dc.subjectSaint Vitusen
dc.subjectSainten
dc.subjectVitusen
dc.titleSaint Vitusen
dc.typeImageen

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