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title: ERCOLANO DA PERUGIA VESCOVO

subject date: 2019-06-11

caption: SANT'ERCOLANO (? - 549) bishop and patron of Perugia, holds the model of the Piazza Grande with the Palazzo dei Consoli, the ancient Cathedral, the Chapel of Sant'Ercolano and the octagonal bell tower, now disappeared; probably the oldest representation of the city. In the "Dialogues" of St. Gregory the Great it is said that St. Herculaneum suffered martyrdom at the hands of the besieging King Ostrogoto Totila, to whom he had tried, in an extreme attempt, to prevent the conquest of Perugia with a trick. Commemoration 7 November. Painting on panel of Meo da Siena's workshop, from the abbey of Santa Maria di Valdiponte (Montelabate). Perugia, early fourth century.

category: HIS

copyright: © Fototeca Gilardi

copyright status: Copyrighted Work

country: Italia

credit: Fototeca Gilardi

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Creation date: 2019-06-04 10:05:00

object name: 46581

priority: 0

multiplying price: 1.00

pricing: default

continent: Europa

image century : XIV

image epoch: Medioevo

licence: RM

subject century: VI

subject epoch: Medioevo

technique: Dipinto

id: 42402

file name: FSNgilardi_46581.jpg

keywords

SantoHerculaneumSant'ercolanopatrontownPerugiaMeo da SienaMiddle AgesHerculaneum of PerugiareligionCatholicismChristianitycult of saintsmartyrdommartyrsmartyrBishopmitermodelarchitectureUmbriaBarbarian Invasions