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Keywords: Breenbergh, Bartholomeus, Saints Paul and Barnabas at Lystra (Sacrifice at Lystra), 1637.jpg Artwork Creator Bartholomeus Breenbergh The subject of Saints Paul and Barnabas at Lystra rare in European painting provided Breenbergh an opportunity to prove his familiarity with biblical narrative In Acts 14 7 “24 Paul and Barnabas mistaken for Jupiter and Mercury after having miraculously cured a lame man must prevent a pagan priest from making a blasphemous sacrifice in their honor Breenbergh composed this scene with fidelity to the text registering the saints ™ distress by showing Paul tearing his garments while Barnabas runs to stop the ritual The Italianizing scenery departs from the story ™s setting in Asia Minor Breenbergh knew southern landscapes from his formative years in Rome 1619 “29 when he was associated with the Schildersbent painters ™ clique an association of Northern artists and became familiar with classical art Here Breenbergh quotes motifs from Roman relief sculpture ”sacrificial animals musical instruments and flower garlands ”to recreate the scene accurately 1637 Oil wood panel Size cm 69 5 92 <br> frame Size cm 89 9 112 7 6 Institution Princeton University Art Museum European Art object history exhibition history credit line Museum purchase Fowler McCormick Class of 1921 Fund accession number 2006-46 place of creation Princeton University Art Museum PD-old-100 1657 cite web Saints Paul and Barnabas at Lystra Sacrifice at Lystra 2006-46 http //artmuseum princeton edu/collections/objects/42937 Princeton University Art Museum Bartholomeus Breenbergh The Sacrifice at Lystra Dutch paintings in the Princeton University Art Museum 1637
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