# Saints Praxedes and Pudentiana

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## Artwork

- Artist: [GRAMATICA, Antiveduto](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gramatica-antiveduto-r74ff054c0296ac>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Oil on canvas

## Commentary

Praxedes was a Roman maiden, the sister of Pudentiana. When the Emperor Marcus Antoninus was hunting down Christians, they sought them out to relieve them with money, care, comfort and every charitable aid. The sisters were buried in the Catacomb of Priscilla.

## Related artworks

- [Denial of St Peter](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gramatica-antiveduto-r74ff054c0296ac/denial-of-st-peter-re1ed7282e5564a>)
- [Mary Magdalene at the Tomb](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gramatica-antiveduto-r74ff054c0296ac/mary-magdalene-at-the-tomb-r04a58bbfc7d297>)
- [St Cecilia with Two Angels](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gramatica-antiveduto-r74ff054c0296ac/st-cecilia-with-two-angels-ree25d60b516629>)
- [The Theorbo Player](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gramatica-antiveduto-r74ff054c0296ac/the-theorbo-player-rbbbf0888e47d44>)
- [Virgin and Child](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gramatica-antiveduto-r74ff054c0296ac/virgin-and-child-r978fb2ae2d5978>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)