St Emerenziana was said to have been present at the burial of St Agnes. When pagans arrived to disperse the Christian mourners, Emerenziana, who watched over the tomb, and was stoned to death. It is thought that this work was for an altarpiece in the Church of St Agnese in Agone, Piazza Navona, Rome.
Purchased with the assistance of the VandA Museum Purchase Grant Fund and the National Art Collections Fund, 1968.
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