The Martyrdom of Saint Andrew
1540 - 1545.On display elsewhere
Three soldiers flank the apostle and patiently observe his long agony. They are dressed in the attire characteristic of this type of figure that appears in many of Correa’s works. The two figures on the left are reminiscent of the two figures depicted on the left in The Resurrection of Christ in the cloister of the no longer extant convent of San Juan de la Penitencia in Toledo. It is considered to be the work of Juan de Borgoña and his disciples and to be painted no earlier than 1530. By this time, Correa had already joined the master’s workshop. The story takes place in front of a building that exemplifies Toledo’s emblematic architecture. In the background, there is a deep landscape in which an expanse of water can be seen, and in the distance among the mountains, there are various circular buildings of classicist inspiration, which is very common in Correa’s work.
Cortés, Susana Ocaña, Estrella, 'Juan Correa de Vivar. Martírio de San Andrés' En:. Juan Correa de Vivar, c. 1510-1566 : maestro del Renacimiento español., Toledo, Sociedad Don Quijote de Conmemoraciones culturales de Castilla la Mancha, 2010, p.120-121 n.11