The martyrdom of St. Barbara - she is beheaded by her father Dioscuros - Book of hours Simon de Varie - KB 74 G37a - 019v min
Summary
The martyrdom of St. Barbara - she is beheaded by her father Dioscuros - miniature from folio 019v from the Book of Hours of Simon de Varie - KB 74 G37a
Topics depicted in this miniature
St. barbara is beheaded by her father dioscuros, who usually wears a turban and brandishes a scimitar (sword); sometimes dioscuros is struck by lightning (11HH(BARBARA)68)
Gripping someone by the hair (31A25441)
Violent death by beheading (31E23621)
This miniature is part of folio 019v
Tags
Date
1455
Source
Koninklijke Bibliotheek
Copyright info
public domain