Caravaggio - Burial of Saint Lucy 1608
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Burial of Saint Lucy 1608
408x300cm oil/canvas
Bellomo Palace Museum, Chiesa di Santa Lucia alla Badia, Syracuse, Italy
The image is only being used for informational and educational purposes
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According to The Golden Legend, Saint Lucy had bestowed her wealth on the poor, in gratitude for the miraculous healing of her mother. Denounced as a Christian, she refused to recant, offered her chastity to Christ, and was sentenced to be dragged to a brothel. Miraculously, nothing could move her from the spot where she stood. She was pierced by a knife in the throat and, where she fell, the church of Santa Lucia al Sepolcro in Syracuse was built.