#coronart day 40: Saint.
Added 2020-04-21 17:34:06 +0000 UTC"0 Glorious Apollonia, patron saint of dentistry and refuge to all those suffering from diseases of the teeth, I consecrate myself to thee..." - from the toothache prayer to St. Apollonia.
Glancing through some medieval art yesterday, my 8-year old asked "What are they doing to her???". Then we had to google the story of St. Apollonia. She was martyred in her home Alexandria in 249, assaulted by a mob that beat out or plucked all her teeth. When asked to renounce her faith, or be burned on the fire, she instead decided to throw herself in the fire. On of a very few to have reached sainthood despite dying by suicide, it almost seems like a cruel joke that she became the patron saint of dentistry.
#coronart day 40: Saint.
Today's art is for sale for 200$ as part of the @artistsupportpledge #artistsupportpledge as started by @matthewburrowsstudio on Instagram. For every 1000$ I sell for, I will purchase artwork from another artist for 200$.
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