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St Bartholomew Manuscript Leaf with the Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew, from a 'Laudario', by Pacino di Bonaguida c. 1340 Florence The Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew by Jusepe de Ribera (1634) St. Bartholomew is the most prominent flayed Jewish martyr; [ 44 ] During the 16th century, images of the flaying of Bartholomew were popular and this ...
The St. Bartholomew's Day massacre in the provinces refers to a series of killings that took place in towns across France between August and October 1572. A reaction to news of the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre in Paris , total deaths are estimated as between 3,000 and 5,000, roughly equivalent to those incurred in Paris.
The Saint Bartholomew's Day massacre (French: Massacre de la Saint-Barthélemy) in 1572 was a targeted group of assassinations and a wave of Catholic mob violence directed against the Huguenots (French Calvinist Protestants) during the French Wars of Religion.
The painting follows the text by Jacobus de Voragine in the 'Golden Legend', which is the Christian version of the fable of the satyr Marsyas, who suffered the same punishment as Saint Bartholomew. This is a work demonstrating the excellent art of Lo Spagnoletto. Before entering its present home it belonged to the illustrator Alexandre de Riquer.
The Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew may refer to: The Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew by Jusepe de Ribera, 1630–1640; The Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew by Ribera, 1634; The Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew by Ribera, 1644; The Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1722
The assassination of Admiral Coligny on 24 August 1572 would prelude one of the critical events of the French Wars of Religion, the Massacre of Saint Bartholomew. The figures responsible for first the attempt on his life on 22 August and then his execution on 24 August have long been debated by historians.
It was decided over the course of three council meetings on 23 August to pre-emptively assassinate their leadership, in what became known as the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre. The original proposer of the plan is unknown, but consent on the council from Catherine, the king, Retz , Nevers , Guise, Anjou was unanimous on the course of action ...
The Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew (c. 1630–1640) by Jusepe de Ribera. The Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew is a painting by the Naples-based Spanish artist Jusepe de Ribera, produced between 1630 and 1640 and now in the Galleria Palatina of the Uffizi in Florence.