Gilded arched panel of a standing bishop saint in mitre and white robe, holding a crosier and a red heart, within a niche against gold ground.

Saint Ignatius of Antioch

A standing bishop saint in a white robe and red-and-gold embroidered cope holds a crosier in one hand and a red heart marked with a monogram in the other. He stands in a niche under a red pediment with a roundel, against a gold ground within a gilded arched frame, and an inscription runs along the base.

Artist: anoniem
Date: 1460-1499
Medium
Source: Rijksmuseum
Size: 1716 × 3790 px

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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1499.
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

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Saint Ignatius of Antioch

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