St Denis, St Rusticus and St Eleutherius before Sisinnius, attended by the High Priest, 1317. Manuscript illustration from a work on the life of St Denis (died c258 AD), written by Yves, a monk at the Abbey of St Denis. The book depicts the torture and martyrdom of the saint by the Roman governor Fescenninus Sisinnius. From the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, the artist is unknown.

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