Saint Januarius in the Amphitheatre at Pozzuoli
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Artist | Artemisia Gentileschi |
Year | 1636-1637 |
Medium | oil on canvas |
Movement | Baroque |
Dimensions | 200 cm × 300 cm (79 in × 120 in) |
Location | Museo di Capodimonte, Naples |
Saint Januarius in the Amphitheatre at Pozzuoli is a 1636-1637 oil on canvas painting by Artemisia Gentileschi. The work shows Januarius and his followers being thrown to a hungry group of bears and lions in the amphitheatre in Pozzuoli - however, they lick the saint's feet rather than eating him and he is eventually killed with a sword instead.
Along with Saints Proculus and Nicea and Adoration of the Magi, it was commissioned from her for the choir of Pozzuoli Cathedral - she was then based in nearby Naples. Some art historians believe the details of the amphitheatre in the background were painted by one of Gentileschi's collaborators from Rome. The work is now in the Museo di Capodimonte in Naples.
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