03 — ARTWORK
St Margaret
- MEDIUM
- Oil on canvas, 55 x 42 cm
- TYPE
- Religious
PALETTE
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- FILE
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COMMENTARY
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Part of the legend of St Margaret states that the martyr was tempted by a dragon, which then devoured her. However, the maiden ripped her way out of its belly with a cross. Unhurt by the experience, this assured her a position as protector of women in childbirth.
In this painting, which was executed with the contribution of Domenico Fetti, the artist's brother, St Margaret is depicted with leg bent as she crushes the head of a dragon with her graceful bare foot. The cross is shown in her right hand.
CITE THIS RECORD — BIBTEX
@online{wga-r92d2bfb150517e,
author = {Krén, Emil and Marx, Daniel},
title = {St Margaret by FETTI, Lucrina},
organization = {{Web Gallery of Art}},
date = {2026-09-13},
url = {https://beta.wga.hu/artists/fetti-lucrina-r1bc1f51627dbb3/st-margaret-r92d2bfb150517e},
urldate = {2026-09-13},
langid = {english}
}ACCESSED 2026-09-13. REPLACE THE AUTHOR FIELD WITH THE COMMENTARY AUTHOR WHERE ONE IS NAMED.
OTHER WORKS BY LUCRINA FETTI
The archive catalogues no further works by this artist.
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