Unknown Artist
St. Florian with Burning Church
1400
Physical Qualities
Wood, 29 1/2 in. (74.9 cm.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Saidie A. May
Object Number
1951.409
Among the miracles St. Florian is said to have performed, is that of extinguishing the flames of a burning city with a single bucket of water. Thus, he is frequently depicted, as here, pouring water on a burning building.
Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 1951; Baltimore Museum of Art on extended loan from Saidie A. May, 1933-1951; Saidie A. May, New York, NY, by purchase, 1927; Joseph Brummer, New York, NY, by purchase, 1926; Leon Leonardi, France, until 1926.
Baltimore Museum of Art, Saidie A. May Collection, BMA, 6 September 1972, to 22 November 1972.
Saidie A. May Collection (Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1972), 38, ill.
Artist
Unknown Artist
