Church martyrs, with in the foreground Sts Felicitas and Perpetua and two other martyrs exposed to lions in an arena; beyond, at left, martyrdom of Sts Victor and Zephyrinus, at centre a female martyr having boiling liquid poured over her head, at…
The martyrdom of St Catherine who kneels facing left, the Emperor Maxentius is in the upper right and an angel with a sword and a cross occurs in the upper left. Description from: The British Museum,…
Saint Sebastian (died c. 288) was an early Christian saint and martyr. According to Christian belief, he was killed during the Roman emperor Diocletian's persecution of Christians. He is commonly depicted in art and literature tied to a post or tree…