Martyr Collection (page 32)

The Saints Sebastian, Irene and Lucia, 1628. Artist: Jusepe de Ribera
The Saints Sebastian, Irene and Lucia, 1628. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St Petersburg

The Martyrdom of Saint Stephen, 1660. Artist: Pietro da Cortona
The Martyrdom of Saint Stephen, 1660. St Stephen, the first Christian martyr, was found guilty of blasphemy by the Sanhedrin, the supreme council of the Jews, and was stoned to death in 36 AD

Saint Sebastien before the Emperors Diokletian and Maximian, late 15th century. Artist: Josse Lieferinxe
Saint Sebastien before the Emperors Diokletian and Maximian, late 15th century. Master of Saint Sebastian (died around 1508). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Saint Sebastian, 1474. Artist: Sandro Botticelli
Saint Sebastian, 1474. Found in the collection of the Staatliche Museen, Berlin

St Margaret, late 15th century. St Margaret or Marina of Antioch was an early 4th century virgin Christian martyr. She is depicted escaping from the Devil in the form of a dragon

The Martyrdom of St Laurent, 1614-1615. Artist: Gian Lorenzo Bernini
The Martyrdom of St Laurent, 1614-1615. Found in the Contini Bonacossi Collection, Florence

The Martyrdom of Archbishop Cranmer, 1556, (1877). Artist: J Rogers
The Martyrdom of Archbishop Cranmer, 1556, (1877). Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556) was Archbishop of Canterbury during the reigns of the English kings Henry VIII and Edward VI

St Ursula Shrine, Martyrdom at Cologne, 1489. Artist: Hans Memling
St Ursula Shrine, Martyrdom at Cologne, 1489. The Reliquary of St Ursula, Memling Museum, Sint-Janshospitaal, Bruges

St Ursula Shrine, Martyrdom, 1489. Artist: Hans Memling
St Ursula Shrine, Martyrdom, 1489. The Reliquary of St Ursula, Memling Museum, Sint-Janshospitaal, Bruges

St Ursula Shrine, 1489. Artist: Hans Memling
St Ursula Shrine, 1489. The Reliquary of St Ursula, Memling Museum, Sint-Janshospitaal, Bruges

Virgin and Child, St Ursula Shrine, 1489. Artist: Hans Memling
Virgin and Child, St Ursula Shrine, 1489. Reverse of the Reliquary of St Ursula, Memling Museum, Sint-Janshospitaal, Bruges

Saint Catherine of Alexandria, c1507. Artist: Raphael
Saint Catherine of Alexandria, c1507. Saint Catherine is shown leaning on the wheel upon which she was condemned to die but which miraculously broke

St Ursula Shrine, Martyrdom, Detail, 1489. Artist: Hans Memling
St Ursula Shrine, Martyrdom, Detail, 1489. The Reliquary of St Ursula, Memling Museum, Sint-Janshospitaal, Bruges

Sir Thomas More, 1774. Artist: T Cook
Sir Thomas More, 1774. Portrait of More (1478-1535) English statesman, scholar and saint and Henry VIIIs Lord Chancellor. More refused to subscribe to the Act of Supremacy which made Henry the head

Nicholas Ridley, Bishop of London, 19th century. Artist: J Cochran
Nicholas Ridley, Bishop of London, 19th century. Nicholas Ridley (1500-1555) was a Protestant martyr and one of the finest academic minds in the early English Reformation

St Sebastian, c1470-1523. Artist: Perugino
St Sebastian, c1470-1523. Found in the collection of the Louvre, Paris, France

Saint Sebastian, c1611-1666. Artist: Guercino
Saint Sebastian, c1611-1666. Saint Sebastian was a Christian saint and martyr, Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Execution of members of Tsong-Li-Yamen, China, Boxer Rebellion, 13 August 1900. The Boxer Uprising or Boxer Rebellion was a Chinese rebellion from November 1899 to September 7

Martyrdom at Ouai (Petchili), China, Boxer Rebellion, 11 August 1900. The Boxer Uprising or Boxer Rebellion was a Chinese rebellion from November 1899 to September 7

The martyrdom of St Denis, 1317. On the orders of Sisinnius, St Denis is martyred on a brazier, watched by St Eleutherius and St Rusticus

The martyrdom of Lisbius, 1317. St Denis, St Eleutherius and St Rusticus are forced to watch Lisbius being decaptitated on the orders of Sisinnius, attended by his high priest

Flagellation of St Denis, St Rusticus and St Eleutherius, 1317
Flagellation of St Denis, St Rusticus and St Eleutherius, on the orders of Sisinnius, 1317. Manuscript illustration from a work on the life of St Denis (died c258 AD), written by Yves

Flagellation of St Denis, St Rustic and St Eleutherius, 1317
Flagellation of St Denis, St Rustic and St Eleutherius, on the orders of Sisinnius, 1317. Manuscript illustration from a work on the life of St Denis (died c258 AD), written by Yves

St Denis is shown the martyrs, 1317. Sisinnius shows to St Denis, St Rusticus and St Eleutherius the Christians he has had put to death

Saint Sebastian, 1457. Artist: Andrea del Castagno
Saint Sebastian, 1457. Sebastian was a Christian saint and martyr, who is said to have died under the persecution of Christians by the Roman emperor Diocletian in the 3rd century

The Mystic Marriage of St Catherine, 1516-1518. Artist: Lucas Cranach the Elder
The Mystic Marriage of St Catherine, 1516-1518. From the collection of the Szepmuveseti Muzeum, Budapest, Hungary

The Virgin and Child with Saints Francis and Sebastian, 1491. Artist: Carlo Crivelli
The Virgin and Child with Saints Francis and Sebastian, 1491

The Assassination of Saint Peter Martyr, c1507. Artist: Giovanni Bellini
The Assassination of Saint Peter Martyr, c1507. From the collection of the National Gallery, London

Martyrdom of St Bartholomew, 1644. Artist: Jusepe de Ribera
Martyrdom of St Bartholomew, 1644

St Andrew and St Francis, c1590-1595. Artist: El Greco
St Andrew and St Francis, c1590-1595. From the collection of the Prado, Madrid, Spain

The Martyrdom of Erasme Saint, 1624. Artist: Nicolas Poussin
The Martyrdom of Erasme Saint, 1624. This work represents Erasme, bishop of Formie, undergoing martyrdom lasting persecutions of Diocletien

The Legend of St. Ursula: Martyrdom and Funeral of St. Ursula, 1493. Artist: Vittore Carpaccio
The Legend of St. Ursula: Martyrdom and Funeral of St. Ursula, 1493. The Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon

Joan of Arc in Prison, 1825. Artist: Paul Delaroche
Joan of Arc in Prison, 1825. Joan, in chains, is interrogated by a prelate in scarlet. Behind his chair a secretary stands recording the interrogation in a book

Christ on the Cross between the two Thieves, 17th century. Artist: Frans Francken II
Christ on the Cross between the two Thieves, 17th century. At the foot of the cross are the Virgin Mary with St John the Apostle (left) and Mary Magdalene and Mary the wife of Cleophas (right)

St Stephen Preaching, mid 15th century. Artist: Fra Angelico
St Stephen Preaching, mid 15th century. St Stephen (dc35), a deacon of the early Christian church in Jerusalem, was found guilty of blasphemy by the Sanhedrin

The Martyrdom of Saint Ignatius, 16th century. Ignatius of Antioch (dc107), Bishop of Antioch, was sentenced to death under Trajan, taken to Rome and killed by lions in the Colosseum

Anastasis, fresco in the parekklesion of Church of Christ in Chora, c1310-c1320. Christ, surrounded by mandorla, helps Adam and Eve from their graves watched by St John the Baptist and David

St Stephen Distributing Alms, mid 15th century. Artist: Fra Angelico
St Stephen Distributing Alms, mid 15th century. St Stephen (dc35), a deacon of the early Christian church in Jerusalem, was found guilty of blasphemy by the Sanhedrin

The Stoning of St Stephen, mid 15th century. Artist: Fra Angelico
The Stoning of St Stephen, mid 15th century. St Stephen (dc35), a deacon of the early Christian church in Jerusalem, was found guilty of blasphemy by the Sanhedrin

Joan of Arc, the Maid of Orleans, 15th century French patriot and martyr, 18th century. Joan (St Jeanne d Arc) (c1412-1431) in armour and carrying a sword

Christ Appearing to Saint Peter on the Appian Way, 1601-1602. Artist: Annibale Carracci
Christ Appearing to Saint Peter on the Appian Way, 1601-1602. The legend is that during Neros persecution of the Christians St Peter fled from Rome

Calvary, late 16th century. Artist: Pieter Piertsz the Elder
Calvary, late 16th century. Christ on the cross between the two thieves. From the Republic of Latvia Museum of Foreign Art, Riga

The Martyrdom of St Agatha, c1756. Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
The Martyrdom of St Agatha, c1756. From the Staatliche Museen, Berlin, Germany

Costume design for the the ballet dancer Ida Rubinstein, 1911. Artist: Leon Bakst
Costume design for the the ballet dancer Ida Rubinstein, 1911. Design for the performance of Debussys Le Martyre de St Sebastien (The Torment of Saint Sebastian) at Pariss Chatelet Theatre

St Laurence giving alms to the Poor (detail), mid 15th century. Artist: Fra Angelico
St Laurence giving alms to the Poor (detail), mid 15th century. St Laurence (d258) saint and martyr, was Deacon of the Christian church in Rome

The Martyrdom of St Sebastian, 16th century. Artist: Gregorio Lopez
The Martyrdom of St Sebastian, 16th century. Sebastian was born in Gaul and was a member of the Emperor Diocletians Praetorian Guard. As a Christian he was sentenced to be executed by archers

Martyrdom of St Laurence, mid 15th century. Artist: Fra Angelico
Martyrdom of St Laurence, mid 15th century. St Laurence (d258) saint and martyr, Deacon of the Christian church in Rome. Under the persecution of Valerian he was condemned to death by being broiled

St Sixtus II and his Deacon St Laurence, mid 15th century. Artist: Fra Angelico
St Sixtus II and his Deacon St Laurence, mid 15th century. St Sixtus II (d258) was elected Pope in 257 and martyred in 258 under Valerians persecution

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