Art, literature & history
The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence
1581
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- pen and brown ink with brown wash over black chalk on laid paper, laid down on blue paper
- Dimensions
- sheet (lunette): 38.8 x 24.5 cm (15 1/4 x 9 5/8 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1971.80.2
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Luca Cambiaso. The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence — Luca Cambiaso. 1581.
Medium: pen and brown ink with brown wash over black chalk on laid paper, laid down on blue paper.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): sheet (lunette): 38.8 x 24.5 cm (15 1/4 x 9 5/8 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1971.80.2. Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.