04 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Today, February 6th, is Saint Dorothea of Caesarea’s Day, With Footnotes – 37

Alessandro Tiarini, (Italian, 1577–1668) Title:
The presentation of Saint Dorothy to the Holy Trinity

Oil on poplar panel
51.6 x 40.2 cm. (20.3 x 15.8 in.)
Private collection

Dorothea of Caesarea  (died ca. 311) is a 4th-century virgin martyr who was executed at Caesarea Mazaca. Evidence for her actual historical existence or acta is very sparse. She is called a martyr of the Diocletianic Persecution, although her death occurred after the resignation of Diocletian himself…

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