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''Saint Januarius Emerges Unscathed from the Furnace'' is an
''Saint Januarius Emerges Unscathed from the Furnace'' is an oil on copper
Oil on copper painting is the process of creating artworks by using oil paints with copper as the Substrate (chemistry), substrate. This is sometimes referred to as “copper as canvas” because canvas is the most well known surface material used ...
painting by Jusepe de Ribera, commissioned in 1643 and completed three years later, in 1646. It is now in the Royal Chapel of the Treasure of St. Januarius
The Royal Chapel of the Treasure of St. Januarius, or the ''Reale cappella del Tesoro di San Gennaro'', is a chapel located in the Cathedral of Naples, Italy, and dedicated to St. Januarius, patron saint of the city. This is the most lavishly ...
in Naples Cathedral. It shows a legend relating to Naples' patron saint Januarius, shown as a bishop.
Sources
*C. Guerra in M. Gualandi, Pitture della cappella del tesoro di San Gennaro, nella Cattedrale di Napoli, in "Memorie originali di Belle Arti", serie V, n. 178, 1844References