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| Keywords: Pietro da Cortona Saint Martina Refuses to Adore the Idols.jpg Artwork Creator Pietro da Cortona Catalogue Entry The relics of Saint Martina were found in 1634 beneath the church of Saints Luca and Martina which Pietro da Cortona renovated during the pontificate of Urban VIII; the painting was most likely in the Barberini Collection and made for Cardinal Francesco Barberini the pope ™s nephew patron of the Academy and sponsor of the restoration of Saints Luca and Martina Martina was one of the Roman virgin martyr saints who died for their faith before ÂChristianity became the state religion under Emperor Constantine in a d 313 The painting combines allusions to events usually portrayed in narrative cycles Martina refuses to sacrifice to pagan idols and kneels on the objects employed in attempts to torture her … ” …the pyre and the iron rod used to tear her flesh Also in the trophy-like pile are the fasces symbol of the Roman state and the sword eventually used to behead the saint A tripod with flames awaits the sacrifice Suddenly the heavens open rays of light and cherubim appear and a pagan idol at the left topples backÂward The saint looks heavenÂward toward the inspiring vision of paradise; she will go forward confidently to her martyrdom Gallery Label As principe of the Academy of Saint Luke the artists ™ association Cortona undertook excavations beneath the Academy ™s church Santi Luca e Martina beside the Roman Forum and discovered Martina ™s relics He guarded them overnight and became devoted to her This painting was apparently offered to Cardinal Barberini in thanks for donations to refurbish Santi Luca e Martina The saint kneels on a pile of instruments of martyrdom ”a clawed rake to rip her flesh and the pyre on which the Romans tried to burn her The idol to which she refused to sacrifice and the tripod for the sacrifice are toppled by lightning to the pagans ™ consternation The sword used for her beheading lies ready on the ground between 1654 1660 oil on canvas Size cm 104 86 <br> frame Size cm 129 9 111 8 7 Institution Princeton University Art Museum European Art cite journal Merz Jörg Martin 2003 Saint Martina Refuses to Adore the Idols Pietro da Cortona's Painting at Princeton in Context http //www jstor org/stable/3774822 Record of the Art Museum Princeton University Princeton University Art Museum 62 84-104 28 November 2013 object history Cardinal Francesco Seniore Barberini Rome until 1679; by descent to Carlo Barberini ; Cardinal Carlo Barberini Rome until 1704; possibly no 335 in inventory of 1690s; by descent to Francesco Giuniore Barberini ; Cardinal Francesco Giuniore Barberini Rome until 1738; possibly no 239 in inventory of 1738/1739 ; private collection Florence 1920s ; private collection Ohio before 1998 ; Studio Novo Limited London in 1998; sold to Princeton University Art Museum exhibition history credit line Museum purchase Fowler McCormick Class of 1921 Fund http //artmuseum princeton edu/collections/objects/37626 cite book Steward James Christen Princeton University Art Museum Handbook of the Collections Revised and Expanded Edition 2013 Princeton University Art Museum Princeton NJ 978-0943012414 2nd 195 cite web Saint Martina Refuses to Adore the Idols 1998-38 http //artmuseum princeton edu/collections/objects/37626 Princeton University Art Museum PD-old-100 1669 accession number 1998-38 Uploaded with UploadWizard European paintings in the Princeton University Art Museum 1654 European art in the Princeton University Art Museum 1654 Paintings in the Princeton University Art Museum 1654 Pietro da Cortona Saint Martina | ||||
