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82 works by 28 artists

82 works featuring “Martyr” by 28 artists, from the 15th to the 20th century, held in 43 museums.

Saint Sebastian, Odilon Redon

Saint Sebastian, 1910–1912.

Odilon Redon (French), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

Saint Eulalia, John William Waterhouse

Saint Eulalia, 1885.

John William Waterhouse (British), oil on canvas

Tate Britain, United Kingdom

Christian Dirce, Henryk Siemiradzki

Christian Dirce, 1897.

Dirce chrześcijańska (museum title)

Henryk Siemiradzki (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Sketch for the Church of Notre-Dame-de-Lorette: The Martyrdom of Saint Stephen, Auguste Couder

Sketch for the Church of Notre-Dame-de-Lorette: The Martyrdom of Saint Stephen, 1836.

Esquisse pour l'église Notre-Dame-de-Lorette : Le martyre… (museum title)

Auguste Couder (French), oil on paper mounted on canvas

Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris, France

Saint Stephen Borne Away by his Disciples, Eugène Delacroix

Saint Stephen Borne Away by his Disciples, 1862.

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas

Barber Institute of Fine Arts, United Kingdom

Saint Sebastian Altarpiece: Salvaging the Body of Saint Sebastian, Albrecht Altdorfer

Saint Sebastian Altarpiece: Salvaging the Body of Saint Sebastian, 1518.

Bergung der Leiche des hl. Sebastian (museum title)

Albrecht Altdorfer (German)

St. Florian Abbey, Austria

Le Crucifiement de saint André, Caravaggio

Le Crucifiement de saint André, 1607.

Caravaggio (Italian), oil on canvas

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

The Martyrdom of Saint Florian, Albrecht Altdorfer

The Martyrdom of Saint Florian

martirio di San Floriano (museum title)

Albrecht Altdorfer (German), oil on wood

Uffizi Gallery, Italy

Saint Sebastian, Jusepe de Ribera

Saint Sebastian, 1636.

San Sebastián (museum title)

Jusepe de Ribera (Spanish), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

Joan of Arc at the Stake, Jules-Eugène Lenepveu

Joan of Arc at the Stake, 1886–1890.

Jeanne d'Arc sur le bûcher (museum title)

Jules-Eugène Lenepveu (French), oil on canvas, mounted

Panthéon (Paris), France

Le Portement de Croix, Hieronymus Bosch

Le Portement de Croix, 1500.

Hieronymus Bosch (Dutch), oil on oak panel

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria

Saint Sebastian, Paul Delaroche

Saint Sebastian, 19th century.

Paul Delaroche (French), oil on canvas

Detroit Institute of Arts, United States

Saints Cosmas and Damian Saved from Drowning, Fra Angelico

Saints Cosmas and Damian Saved from Drowning, c. 1425–1449.

San Cosma e San Damiano salvati dall'annegamento (museum title)

Fra Angelico (Italian), tempera on wood

Museo di San Marco, Florence, Italy

Saint Sebastian, James Barry

Saint Sebastian, c. 1776.

James Barry (Irish), soft-ground etching

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

Candlesticks of Christianity, Sketch, Henryk Siemiradzki

Candlesticks of Christianity, Sketch, c. 1876.

Świeczniki chrześcijaństwa, szkic (museum title)

Henryk Siemiradzki (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

St. Sebastian, James Barry

St. Sebastian, c. 1776.

James Barry (Irish), etching

Yale Center for British Art, United States

The Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew, Jusepe de Ribera

The Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew, 1624.

Jusepe de Ribera (Spanish), etching and engraving on laid paper

National Gallery of Art, United States

Disciples et saintes femmes relevant le corps de saint Étienne pour l'ensevelir, Eugène Delacroix

Disciples et saintes femmes relevant le corps de saint Étienne pour l'ensevelir, 1853.

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on canvas

Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Arras, France

Saint Barbara fleeing from her Father, Pierre Paul Rubens

Saint Barbara fleeing from her Father, c. 1620.

Pierre Paul Rubens (Belgian), oil on wood

Dulwich Picture Gallery, United Kingdom

Le Crucifiement de saint Pierre, Caravaggio

Le Crucifiement de saint Pierre, 1600.

Caravaggio (Italian), oil on canvas

Church of Santa Maria del Popolo, Italy

Madonna and Child with Saint Martina and Saint Agnes, Le Greco

Madonna and Child with Saint Martina and Saint Agnes, 1597–1599.

Le Greco (Spanish), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

Saint Sebastian, Honoré Daumier

Saint Sebastian, 1849–1850.

Honoré Daumier (French), charcoal on wove paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Self Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Artemisia Gentileschi

Self Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria, c. 1615–1617.

Artemisia Gentileschi (Italian), oil on canvas

National Gallery, United Kingdom

Study for “Christian Dirce”, Henryk Siemiradzki

Study for “Christian Dirce”, before 1897.

Studium do obrazu "Dirce chrześcijańska" (museum title)

Henryk Siemiradzki (Polish), oil on photographic paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

Martyrdom of Early Christians, Henryk Siemiradzki

Martyrdom of Early Christians, 1885.

Scena męczeństwa pierwszych chrześcijan (museum title)

Henryk Siemiradzki (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

The Martyrdom of Saint Andrew, Charles Le Brun

The Martyrdom of Saint Andrew, 1646–1647.

Charles Le Brun (French), oil on canvas

J. Paul Getty Museum, United States

Saint Margaret and the Dragon, Titien

Saint Margaret and the Dragon, c. 1565.

Sainte Marguerite et le dragon (museum title)

Titien (Italian), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

Nero's Torches, Henryk Siemiradzki

Nero's Torches, 1876.

Pochodnie Nerona (museum title)

Henryk Siemiradzki (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

The Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew, Jusepe de Ribera

The Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew, 1634.

Jusepe de Ribera (Spanish), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

Le Martyre de saint Matthieu, Caravaggio

Le Martyre de saint Matthieu, 1600.

Caravaggio (Italian), oil on canvas

Church of Saint-Louis-des-Français, Italy

Martyrdom of St Lawrence, Jusepe de Ribera

Martyrdom of St Lawrence, 1620–1624.

Jusepe de Ribera (Spanish), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Victoria, Australia

The Martyrdom of Saint Erasmus, Nicolas Poussin

The Martyrdom of Saint Erasmus, 1628.

Le Martyre de saint Érasme (museum title)

Nicolas Poussin (French), oil on canvas

Vatican Pinacoteca, Vatican

The Holy Children Justus and Pastor, José Juárez

The Holy Children Justus and Pastor

Los santos niños Justo y Pastor (museum title)

José Juárez (Mexican), oil on canvas

National Museum of Art (MUNAL), Mexico City, Mexico

Saints Cosmas and Damian and Their Brothers Crucified, Stoned and Shot with Arrows, Fra Angelico

Saints Cosmas and Damian and Their Brothers Crucified, Stoned and Shot with Arrows, c. 1438–1440.

Die hll. Cosmas und Damian und ihre Brüder werden… (museum title)

Fra Angelico (Italian), tempera on wood

Alte Pinakothek, Munich, Germany

The Martyrdom of Saint Philip, Jusepe de Ribera

The Martyrdom of Saint Philip, 1639.

El martirio de San Felipe (museum title)

Jusepe de Ribera (Spanish), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

Saint Sebastian, Titien

Saint Sebastian, c. 1570–1576.

Saint Sébastien (museum title)

Titien (Italian), oil on canvas

Hermitage Museum, Russia

Saints Cosmas and Damian Condemned in Vain to the Stake, Fra Angelico

Saints Cosmas and Damian Condemned in Vain to the Stake, c. 1425–1449.

San Cosma e San Damiano vanamente condannati al rogo (museum title)

Fra Angelico (Italian), tempera on wood

Museo di San Marco, Florence, Italy

The Martyrdom of Saints Cosmas and Damian, Fra Angelico

The Martyrdom of Saints Cosmas and Damian, c. 1425–1449.

Martirio di San Cosma e San Damiano (museum title)

Fra Angelico (Italian), tempera on wood

Museo di San Marco, Florence, Italy

The Martyr of the Solway, John Everett Millais

The Martyr of the Solway

John Everett Millais (British), oil on canvas

Walker Art Gallery, United Kingdom

Saint-Sébastien avec sainte Irène et un accompagnant, Eugène Delacroix

Saint-Sébastien avec sainte Irène et un accompagnant, 1856.

Eugène Delacroix (French), oil on wood panel

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, United States

Saint Sebastian, Jusepe de Ribera

Saint Sebastian

Jusepe de Ribera (Spanish), oil on canvas

Musée d'Art Moderne André Malraux, France

The Stoning of Saint Stephen, Jan van Scorel

The Stoning of Saint Stephen, before 1541.

Steniging van Stephanus (museum title)

Jan van Scorel (Dutch), pen in brownish black ink, brush in brownish gray ink, squared for transfer

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Artemisia Gentileschi

Saint Catherine of Alexandria, c. 1627–1635.

St. Catherine of Alexandria (museum title)

Artemisia Gentileschi (Italian), oil on canvas

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

The Martyrdom of Saint Stephen, Charles Le Brun

The Martyrdom of Saint Stephen, 1651.

Le Martyre de saint Étienne (museum title)

Charles Le Brun (French), oil on canvas

Louvre Museum, France

Saints Cosmas and Damian before the Proconsul Lysias, Fra Angelico

Saints Cosmas and Damian before the Proconsul Lysias, c. 1425–1449.

San Cosma e San Damiano davanti al proconsole Lisia (museum title)

Fra Angelico (Italian), tempera on wood

Museo di San Marco, Florence, Italy

Saints Cosmas and Damian Crucified and Stoned in Vain, Fra Angelico

Saints Cosmas and Damian Crucified and Stoned in Vain, c. 1425–1449.

San Cosma e San Damiano vanamente crocifissi e lapidati (museum title)

Fra Angelico (Italian), tempera on wood

Museo di San Marco, Florence, Italy

The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence, Titien

The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence, c. 1565.

Le Martyre de saint Laurent (museum title)

Titien (Italian), oil on canvas

Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain

Saint Sebastian, Odilon Redon

Saint Sebastian, 1910.

Saint Sébastien (museum title)

Odilon Redon (French), oil on canvas

Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland

Sainte Catherine d'Alexandrie, Caravaggio

Sainte Catherine d'Alexandrie, 1598.

Caravaggio (Italian), oil on canvas

Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Spain

Petri korsfästelse, Antoine Watteau

Petri korsfästelse

Antoine Watteau (French), chalk on paper

Nationalmuseum, Sweden