Saint Praxidis (painting)

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Saint Praxidis

Johannes Vermeer?, circa 1655

Oil on canvas

102 cm × 83 cm cm

Private collection

Saint Praxidis is an oil painting attributed to both Felice Ficherelli and Johannes Vermeer van Delft. It might be the earliest work of Vermeer.^[1] It depicts the early Roman martyr Saint Praxidis (Praxedes). It was offered for sale at Christie's in late October 2007^{[citation needed]} and exhibited at the Pashkov House of Moscow, starting from October 18, 2007.

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