Saint Ursula and Her Maidens
Saint Ursula is shown with some of the eleven thousand virgins with whom she is said to have been martyred by the Huns around 383 CE. A leading late Gothic painter in Venice, Niccolò seems to have had contact with northern, perhaps Bohemian, art, and was also deeply influenced by Michelino da Besozzo and Gentile da Fabriano, both of whom were active in the city. The decorative richness of Niccolò’s paintings derives from Venice’s trade with the Middle East and the importation of Islamic textiles.
Artwork Details
- Title: Saint Ursula and Her Maidens
- Artist: Niccolò di Pietro (Italian, Venetian, active 1394–1427/30)
- Date: ca. 1410
- Medium: Tempera and gold on wood
- Dimensions: 37 x 31 in. (94 x 78.7 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1923
- Object Number: 23.64
- Curatorial Department: European Paintings
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