Deacon, charity and grill · Saint Laurent

Francia, Rubens, Caravaggio and Andrea del Sarto show Laurent as a young deacon, companion of saints and martyr recognized by the grill.

Laurent is a deacon of the Church of Rome martyred in the 3rd century. Tradition says that he distributed to the poor the goods entrusted to the Church and presented them as his true treasures. His torture on a grill becomes one of the most recognizable attributes of Christian art. Francia integrates it into a sacred conversation with Jerome and musical angels, where the dalmatic asserts her liturgical function. Rubens and Ribera transform martyrdom into a scene of physical tension and light. Caravaggio places him with Francis in the Nativity, associating the deacon with the poverty of the nativity scene. Caravaggio places him with Francis in the Nativity, associating the deacon with the poverty of the nativity scene. Caravaggio places him with Francis in the Nativity, associating the deacon with the poverty of the nativity scene. Caravaggio places him with Francis in the Nativity, associating the deacon with the poverty of the nativity scene. Caravaggio places him with Francis in the Nativity, associating the deacon with the poverty of the nativity scene. Caravaggio places him with Francis in the Nativity, associating the deacon with the poverty of the nativity scene. relationships. The "Saint Laurent" selection notably compares Virgin and Child with Laurent and Jérôme - Francesco Francia and The Martyrdom of Saint Laurent - Peter Paul Rubens. Its reading favors details.

The grill recounts Laurent's torture; the dalmatic and the poor recall the deacon who had chosen his true treasures.