Martyrdom of Saint Agatha in an Initial D
Object type: Cutting from an antiphonary
Department: Robert Lehman Collection
Artist: Sano di Pietro (Ansano di Pietro di Mencio)
Artist bio: Italian, Siena 1405–1481 Siena
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: ca. 1470–73
Medium: Tempera and gold on parchment
Dimensions: 10 3/8 x 10 1/8 in. (26.3 x 25.7cm)
Initial: 8 11/16 x 9 1/4 in. (22.1 x 23.5cm)
Classification: Manuscripts and Illuminations
Credit line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
1975.1.2488
Accession year: 1975
Tags: Women|Saints|Men