The Martyrdom of Saint Adrian; The Martyrdom of Two Saints, Possibly Ache and Acheul, Northern French Painter

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The Martyrdom of Saint Adrian; The Martyrdom of Two Saints, Possibly Ache and Acheul, Oil on canvas, transferred from wood, Each, including added strips, 22 7/8 x 11 in. ( x cm), Paintings, Northern French Painter (ca. 1480), In the left panel Saint Adrian, an officer in the Roman army who converted to Christianity, is martyred as Emperor Maximilian and Adrian's fellow officers look on. The panel on the right probably depicts the martyrdom of the brothers Ache and Acheul, who, according to their legend, were martyred at Amiens with wooden swords for refusing to sacrifice to the gods

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