St. Lawrence
ca. 1440
The Netherlands, Utrecht
MS M.917/945, pp. 266–267
Purchased on the Belle da Costa Greene Fund with the assistance of the Fellows, 1963
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St. Lawrence is framed by a border of eels and fish, beautifully executed in gold and silver foil. The saint holds his attribute, the gridiron upon which he was fried to death. The artist made a playful parallel between Lawrence's method of martyrdom and the way fish are cooked.