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Description: | A full length depiction of St Bartholomew, wearing red robes and holding a flaying knife, symbol of his martyrdom. One of the twelve apostles, sixth in the Gospel lists, he is traditionally said to have preached in Mesopotamia, Persia, Egypt, Armenia, Lycaonia, Phrygia, and on the shores of the Black sea. Martyred at Albanopolis in Armenia, the method of his death is uncertain, some accounts say he was beheaded, some that he was flayed alive and crucified upside down by order of Astyages, for having converted his brother, Polymius, King of Armenia. To the right is depicted the scene of his martyrdom, the Saint crucified and flayed alive; to the left is a scene of Christ healing the sick. | Subjects: | religion (martyrdom of St Bartholomew Christ healing the sick); figure (St Bartholomew) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Carducho, Vicente (Italian painter and author, born 1571-1576, died 1638, active in Spain) Æ Attributed to | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8401... | Go to resource |
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