The universe of Saint Apolline /Saint ApolloniaFouquet, Zurbaran, Artemisia and Sassetta show how Saint Apolline goes from the theater of martyrdom to the portrait of a saint holding the pincer, an attribute of her suffering and her protection.
3rd centuryTraditional martyrdom in Alexandria
february 9Liturgical feast of Saint Apolline
Clamp and toothMain iconographic attribute
9,000 °CCumulative works of the artists presented - overall estimate
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3rd century revisited · dent, martyrdom and intercession
Fouquet, Zurbaran, Artemisia and Sassetta show how Saint Apolline goes from the theater of martyrdom to the portrait of a saint holding the pincer, an attribute of her suffering and her protection.
According to tradition reported by Eusebius of Caesarea, Apolline is a Christian from Alexandria martyred in the 3rd century: her teeth are broken or torn off before she throws herself into the fire rather than denying her faith. The claw holding a tooth becomes his attribute and explains his invocation against dental pain. Jean Fouquet, in the Martyrdom of Saint Apolline, transforms the torture into a public stage organized like a medieval theater, with executioners, crowds and scaffolding. Zurbaran isolates the saint in rich costume, calm and monumental, carrying her attribute as a sign of identity. Artemisia Gentileschi favors a closer and psychological presence. Sassetta inscribed Apolline in the linear and devotional elegance of the Sienese Quattrocento. The selection "Saint Apolline/Saint Apollonia" notably compares The Martyrdom of Saint Apolline and Saint Apolline. His reading favors light.
Apolline's pincer shows past violence, but in the portrait of Saint she also becomes the sign of future intercession.
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Journey, subjects and pictorial language
According to the tradition reported by Eusebius of Caesarea, Apolline is a Christian from Alexandria martyred in the 3rd century: her teeth are broken or torn off before she throws herself into the fire rather than denying her faith. The claw holding a tooth becomes his attribute and explains his invocation against dental pain. Jean Fouquet, in the Martyrdom of Saint Apolline, transforms the torture into a public stage organized like a medieval theater, with executioners, crowds and scaffolding. Zurbaran isolates the saint in rich costume, calm and monumental, carrying her attribute as a sign of identity. Artemisia Gentileschi, transforms the torture into a public stage organized like a medieval theater, with executioners, crowds and scaffolding. Zurbaran isolates the saint in rich costume, calm and monumental, carrying her attribute as a sign of identity. Artemisia Gentileschi favors a closer and more psychological presence. Sassetta inscribes Apolline in the linear and devotional elegance of the Sienese Quattrocento.
Situate martyrdom
The story arises from the persecutions in Alexandria. This milestone illuminates the "Sainte Apolline/Sainte Apollonie" collection by favoring light.
Staging the torture
Fouquet and Sassetta develop story and devotion.
Monumentalize the saint
Zurbaran and Artemisia concentrate attribute and presence.
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Toothed pliers
The instrument immediately identifies Apolline. This trait guides a reading of "Saint Apolline/Saint Apollonia" centered on light.
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Fire
It recalls the final choice of martyrdom.
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Rich clothing
Pictorial dignity goes beyond the humiliation of torture.
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Calm look
The portrait transforms the violence told into constancy.
Explore by universe
Compare four images of Apolline
Telling, isolating, bringing together and idealizing reveal several uses of the same saint.
Fouquet01
Theatralize martyrdom
Crowds and scaffolding make violence public.
For the story. Reading of "Saint Apolline/Saint Apollonia" by light.Zurbaran02
Monumentalize attribute
The pliers are enough in a sovereign figure.
For SpainArtemisia03
Bringing presence closer
The face gives courage a personal dimension.
For the intimateSassetta04
Elegate devotion
Line and costume inscribe Apolline in Sienese language.
For the QuattrocentoFouquet transforms martyrdom into public theater05
The Martyrdom of Saint Apolline
Executioners, crowd and stage device make the story collective.
Landmark work of Saint Apolline /Saint ApolloniaZurbaran gives the pliers monumental dignity06
Sainte-Apolline
Rich costume and calm figure reverse humiliation.
Landmark work of Saint Apolline /Saint Apollonia
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The selection brings together Fouquet, Zurbaran, Artemisia Gentileschi and Sassetta.
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