. Sacred and legendary art . the Virgin, crownedwith roses, and with a basket ofroses before her. () St. Dorothea and her companions, St. Calista and St. Chris-teta, are represented in three ancient marble statues in theChiesa dell Abazia at Venice, attributed to the Maestro Bar-tolomeo (fourteenth century). The principal incident of her legend is so picturesque and poetical, that one is surprised not to meet with it oftener; in fact, I have never met with it; yet the interview between Dorothea and Theophilus, and afterwards between Theophilus and the angel, are beautiful sub
. Sacred and legendary art . the Virgin, crownedwith roses, and with a basket ofroses before her. () St. Dorothea and her companions, St. Calista and St. Chris-teta, are represented in three ancient marble statues in theChiesa dell Abazia at Venice, attributed to the Maestro Bar-tolomeo (fourteenth century). The principal incident of her legend is so picturesque and poetical, that one is surprised not to meet with it oftener; in fact, I have never met with it; yet the interview between Dorothea and Theophilus, and afterwards between Theophilus and the angel, are beautiful subjects: the first scene has a tragic interest, and the latter an allegorical significance as well called St. Rosalia or St. Rosa; a mistake arising from the attribute of the Rosalia and St. Rosa will be found among the Monastic Legends. 1 [Since 1827 the Boisseree Gallery has formed a part of the collection in theOld Pinakothek at Munich. The current Munich catalogue contains no mentionof this picture by Von Melem.]. St. Dorothea 560 THE GREEK MARTYRS as a picturesque beauty, which should have recommended themto painters. The martyrdom of St. Dorothea has been several timespainted. The picture by Jacopo Ligozzi is a grand scenic com-position, in the style of his master Paul Veronese and almostequal to him. The scaffold, and near it, on horseback, theinexorable Sapritius, who has just given the command tostrike, the ferocious executioner, the figure of the gentle andbeautiful victim, kneeling with an expression of placid faith,the angels hovering with garlands of roses above, and the vari-ous attitudes of the spectators, — are all admirably painted inthe dramatic, or rather scenic, style proper to the school.(Pescia, Conventuali.) Carlo Dolci. St. Dorothea kneeling, with hands bound,and by her side the angel with his basket of celestialfruit and flowers: one of his best pictures ; the sweetness andelegance of his manner suited the subject, and he is here lesstame than
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