The Legend of the Four Crowned Martyrs, c. 1515
Oil on panel
52.1 x 268.3 cm.
Dickinson Gallery, London and New York
The designation Four Crowned Martyrs or Four Holy Crowned Ones refers to nine individuals venerated as martyrs and saints in Early Christianity. The nine saints are divided into two groups.
According to the Golden Legend, the names of the members of the first group were not known at the time of their death “but were learned through the Lord’s revelation after many years had passed.”…
Zaidan Gallery 
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