Martyrdom of St Bartholomeus circa 1649 by Gioacchino Assereto 1600-1649 Italy, Italian, ( Bartholomew was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. He is said to have been martyred for having converted Polymius, King of Armenia, to Christianity.)

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