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Etching of soldiers and a crowd around a fiery cauldron in a walled town, with a small figure descending through clouds above.

Het martelaarschap van de apostelen

A fine black-and-white etching framed by an arch shows soldiers with pikes and banners around a cauldron of fire in a walled town. Above, a small figure with outstretched arms descends through clouds, and the inscription below names Saint John the Apostle, referring to his martyrdom in boiling oil.

Artist
Jacques Callot
Date
1632-1634
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
2712 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1634.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: Martirio de san Juan Apóstol, grabado de Callot

Un fino grabado en blanco y negro, enmarcado por un arco, muestra soldados con picas y banderas alrededor de un caldero con fuego en una ciudad amurallada. Arriba, una pequeña figura con los brazos extendidos desciende entre nubes, y la inscripción inferior nombra a san Juan Apóstol, en referencia a su martirio en aceite hirviendo.

Português: Martírio de São João Apóstolo, gravura de Callot

Uma fina gravura em preto e branco, emoldurada por um arco, mostra soldados com lanças e bandeiras ao redor de um caldeirão com fogo em uma cidade murada. No alto, uma pequena figura de braços abertos desce entre as nuvens, e a inscrição inferior nomeia São João Apóstolo, referindo-se ao seu martírio em óleo fervente.

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