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Martyrdom of the Roman Officers John and Paul
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The degree of detail in this drawing indicates that Guercino had a very vivid idea of the beheading of John and Paul. The sheet was probably one of the first – and by far the most lugubrious – of many studies in preparation for an altarpiece, which is now in Toulouse. Guercino ultimately arrived at a more modest and l ess bloody composition for the altarpiece.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineMartelaarschap van de romeinse officieren Johannes en Paulus. c. 1627 - c. 1632. Guercino. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
