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The Martyrdom of the Apostles: St. James the Greater

Jacques Callot

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white etching of a man kneeling on a ground with his head cut off; blood spurts from his neck. The man is wearing a robe. A crowd of people surrounds the man. Some onlookers are dressed in 16th or 17th-century European-style clothing. A man with a sword stands on the right. A domed building is in the background. A figure of Jesus Christ floats in the air near the top center. A cityscape is on the right and in the background. Text underneath reads "M.B. Iacobi Majoris Ap."

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582 × 893 px
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