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  Worldvisitguide > Places > J. Paul Getty Museum > European Painting > European Paintings 1400-1500 > Saint Cyricus
Saint Cyricus

Date : approx. between 1470 and 1480

Material : Marble
J. Paul Getty Museum
European Paintings 1400-1500
North Pavilion - First Floor - Section N202
Saint Cyricus
Item 8 on 13
European Painting
Sculpture (Buste)

Area related
Italy


Description   

According to legend, Saint Cyricus was a child martyr who suffered various tortures before being killed for refusing to pray to false idols. In Laurana's depiction, the child holds a palm branch symbolizing his victory over death. Laurana combined these symbols of sainthood with true-to-life clothing and anatomy; hence the accurate shape of Cyricus's skull, which must have been based on careful observation of a real infant.

 
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