Saint Dorothy
| Artist | Bernardo Strozzi (Italian, 1581–1644) |
|---|---|
| Title | Saint Dorothy |
| Date | Ca. 1615–1620 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | Framed: 67 3/4 × 47 × 3 5/8 in. (172.1 × 119.4 × 9.2 cm) Stretcher: 56 1/2 x 35 1/2 in. (143.5 x 90.2 cm) |
| Credit Line | Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 80.12 |
| This artwork is currently on view. | |
A full-length painting of a young woman seated, dressed in blue and red robes with a yellow sash. She holds a small child in her left arm. The child is holding fruits and flowers.
Saint Dorothy, a fourth-century Christian martyr, is accompanied by a small angel bearing flowers that were sent by Dorothy from heaven to those who mocked her for her Christian beliefs. Bernardo Strozzi, a Capuchin monk, trained as an artist in Genoa from 1595 to 1597. In 1630, he moved to Venice, where he received commissions for portraits and religious subjects. This work has been dated to Strozzi’s Genoese period, when he painted several female saints.
Provenance research is ongoing for this and many other items in the Eskenazi Museum of Art permanent collection. For more information about the provenance of this artwork, please contact the department curator with specific questions.
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"Saint Dorothy | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=80.12