Herbert James Draper
For Saint Dorothea's Day, c. 1899
Oil on canvas
79 x 119 cm
Private collection
Dorothea of Caesarea (died ca. 311) is a 4th-century virgin martyr who was executed at Caesarea
Mazaca. Evidence for her actual historical existence or acta is very sparse.
She is called a martyr of the Diocletianic Persecution, although her death
occurred after the resignation of Diocletian himself.
She was brought before the prefect Sapricius,
tried, tortured, and sentenced to death. On her way to the place of execution
the pagan lawyer Theophilus said to her in mockery: "Bride of Christ, send
me some fruits from your bridegroom's garden." Before she was executed,
she sent him, by a six-year-old boy, her headdress which was found to be filled
with a heavenly fragrance of roses and fruits. Theophilus at once confessed
himself a Christian, was put on the rack, and suffered death. This is the
oldest version of the legend, which was later variously enlarged. More
on Dorothea of Caesarea
Herbert James Draper (1863 – 1920) was an English Classicist painter whose career
began in the Victorian era and extended through the first two decades of the
20th century. Born in London, the son of a jeweller, he was educated at Bruce
Castle School in Tottenham and then went on to study art at the Royal Academy.
He undertook several educational trips to Rome and Paris between 1888 and 1892,
having won the Royal Academy Gold Medal and Travelling Studentship in 1889. In
the 1890s, he worked as an illustrator, eventually settling in London. He died
of arteriosclerosis at the age of 56, in his home on Abbey Road. More on Herbert James Draper
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