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The Execution of Saint George
Original price was: $518.00.$259.00Current price is: $259.00.
Artist: Altichiero da Zevio
A hand-painted oil on canvas reproduction of the martyrdom scene by Altichiero da Zevio, its crowded, individually rendered figures bringing proto-Renaissance narrative drama to your wall.
Description
Description
A crowd gathers to watch a soldier die for his faith, and it is that crowd, rather than the execution itself, that seems to have held the attention of the painter. Soldiers in polished armour, officials in fur-trimmed robes, and onlookers pressed shoulder to shoulder fill the scene around the central act of sacrifice, each one painted with enough individual weight to suggest a real person standing in a real square on a particular morning.
About Execution of Saint George
Altichiero da Zevio worked at the point where the Gothic tradition of northern Italy began to give way to something new: a concern for spatial depth, for faces that read as portraits rather than types, and for narrative that unfolds across a crowd rather than settling on a single hero. Here that concern is fully at work. The composition builds through layers of figures toward the beheading of the saint, the eye moving past officials and guards before arriving at the moment the whole scene has been arranged to show.
The palette is dense and earthbound, built from the ochres and deep reds of armour and cloth rather than the gold grounds of earlier Gothic panels, and the architectural setting behind the figures gives the event a sense of place that most paintings of this period do not attempt. You can see, in the handling of individual faces, an artist working out how to make a crowd feel like a gathering of people rather than a decorative frieze.
Owning a version of this painting means owning the density of that crowd on your own wall, not a flattened copy of it. Our painters work in oil on canvas, building up the same layered palette and reproducing the fine detail of armour, fabric, and architecture by hand, brushstroke by brushstroke, so that the surface carries real texture rather than the flat sheen of a printed sheet. This oil on canvas reproduction is painted, not printed, which is why the raised weight of the pigment and the visible pull of the brush survive in the finished piece the way they never could in a flat reproduction. Ask for it as a hand-painted oil painting reproduction and that is precisely what arrives: a painted object, not a scan.
The hand-painted reproduction
Six centuries on, the scene still holds attention because it refuses to let any single figure dominate; there is always another face worth studying, another gesture worth following. A painting that has lasted this long earns a place that is equally lasting, and a canvas version brought into your own rooms lets that crowd keep drawing the eye the way it always has.
- Hand-painted oil on canvas, brushstroke by brushstroke
- Available in multiple sizes to suit your space
- Gallery-ready presentation on arrival
- Certificate of authenticity included
- Painted to order in 2 to 3 weeks, then delivered in 5 to 7 days
Additional information
Additional information
| frame | Black Frame +$369, Gallery Wrapped +$249, Gold Black Frame +$379, Gold Frame +$379, Silver Frame +$379, Unframed – Rolled in Tube, White Silver Frame +$369 |
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| size | 16 x 20 inch (40 x 50 cm), 20 x 20 inch (50 x 50 cm), 20 x 24 inch (50 x 60 cm), 24 x 24 inch (60 x 60 cm), 24 x 36 inch (60 x 90 cm), 24 x 48 inch (60 x 120 cm), 30 x 36 inch (75 x 90 cm), 30 x 40 inch (75 x 10 cm), 32 x 32 inch (80 x 80 cm), 36 x 48 inch (90 x 120 cm), 40 x 40 inch (100 x 100 cm), 48 x 60 inch (120 x 150 cm), 48 x 72 inch (120 x 180 cm) |
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Each ByMuseum artwork is a hand-painted oil painting reproduction created by trained artists on high-quality cotton canvas. Every piece is reviewed, finished, and packed according to the framing option you select.
Empty walls flatten a room. A classical artwork restores structure and visual hierarchy. One painting defines the space, anchors furniture, and establishes identity.
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Unframed — Rolled in Tube
Your artwork is painted on premium cotton canvas, then shipped safely rolled in a rigid tube with extra blank canvas border — ready for stretching or framing locally.
Framed — Ready to Hang
Select a handcrafted frame and we’ll deliver your painting fully assembled, protected, and ready to hang.
For safe shipping, framing is available up to a maximum size. Larger sizes will automatically disable the frame option.
Stretched Canvas
Choose “Stretched” to receive your canvas mounted on wooden stretcher bars — perfect if you’ll frame it later or display it as-is.
Gallery Wrap
Gallery Wrap is a deeper, 1.5" style stretcher. The canvas wraps around the sides and is stapled on the back for a clean, modern, frameless look.
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Unframed canvases are protected with a film, carefully rolled, and secured inside a rigid shipping tube.
Stretched, Gallery Wrapped, and Framed paintings are wrapped, cushioned with foam protection, and boxed for safe transit.
