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The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence
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The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence

Marcantonio Raimondi · 1490 - 1527 · engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The deacon Lawrence is roasted over a fire. He turns half around to turn himself. In the foreground, servants are busy stoking the fire further. The Roman prefect watches from a chair on a raised platform, surrounded by spectators on two floors of a palace.

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Credit lineHet martelaarschap van de heilige Laurentius. 1490 - 1527. Marcantonio Raimondi. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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