Medieval and Byzantine Art
Dublin Core
Title
Medieval and Byzantine Art
Subject
Art
Contributor
Shane-Justin Nu'uhiwa
Collection Items
ФИЛИЦИТАТА КАРФАГЕНСКАЯ, МЦ
(English Translation: "Felicitas Carthage, MC")
![ФИЛИЦИТАТА КАРФАГЕНСКАЯ, МЦ<br /><br />
(English Translation: "Felicitas Carthage, MC")](https://perpetua-felicitas.carrieschroeder.org/files/square_thumbnails/1f589268500b1d68125acd8aa25c4359.jpg "ФИЛИЦИТАТА КАРФАГЕНСКАЯ, МЦ<br /><br />
(English Translation: "Felicitas Carthage, MC")")
Painting from Constantinople/Vatican Library.
The Martyrdom of Saint Barbara
According to legend, Saint Barbara was executed by her heathen father, Dioscorus, when she refused to recant her Christian faith. Luxuriously dressed, she seems here to calmly accept her fate as she kneels before Dioscorus, who raises his sword to…