File:AcisclusMena.jpg

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Pedro de Mena y Medrano, St. Acisclus, Circa 1680, Polychromed and gilt wood. The Hispanic Society, New York (LD2157). This piece has a shape often characteristic of reliquary busts. The blood on the throat refers to the saint's decapitation at the hands of the Roman governor of Cordoba.[1], The youthful good looks may refer to the governor's exhortation to the saint that he preserve his youth and beauty rather than go to his death.

In his story Acisclus is not said to be a soldier, yet this sculpture puts him in military garb.

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English: St. Acisclus
Hispanic Institute, New York City
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3 January 2008 (according to Exif data)

  • 17 September 2011 (original upload date)
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Author Dickstracke at English Wikipedia

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  • 2011-09-17 15:32 (UTC) | Dickstracke | 483593 (bytes) | 600×681 | Bust of St. Acisclus. Photographed by Claire T. Stracke at the Hispanic Institute in New York City, Jan. 3, 2008. Photographer wishes photo to be accessible in the Commons.

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  1. [1]España Sagrada (Madrid: Antonio Marin, 1753), X, 485-91

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