The test of fire, the monk Peter, the disciple Saint John Gualbert, passing through the flames from two pyres unharmed, various spectators to either side, from 'Frontispiece and four scenes from the life of Saint John Gualbert' (Frontispice et quatre vignettes pour une vie de Saint Jean Gualbert)
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: 'Frontispiece and four scenes from the life of Saint John Gualbert' (Frontispice et quatre vignettes pour une vie de Saint Jean Gualbert)
Artist: Stefano della Bella
Artist bio: Italian, Florence 1610–1664 Florence
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: 1640
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 6 13/16 x 5 3/16 in. (17.3 x 13.2 cm)
Mount: 7 1/2 x 5 13/16 in. (19 x 14.8 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession year: 2012
Tags: Spectators|Fire|Saints