Title

Flagellation of St Denis, St Rustic and St Eleutherius, 1317. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Flagellation of St Denis, St Rustic and St Eleutherius, on the orders of Sisinnius, 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. The lower part of each scene depicts people on the bridge over the River Seine. Here, a man on crutches, a money-lender, a man with dogs, people swimming. From the collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris.

Date

1317

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B95_227

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,2Mb (3,8Mb) / 11,6in x 16,9in / 3465 x 5064 (300dpi)

Keywords

river Italy Eleuthere Saint Eleuthere St Eleutherius Eleutherius Saint Eleutherius Eleutheri St Eleuthère Eleuthère Saint Eleuthère people male man men religious swimming country Rome French France religion naked nude Paris guy bridge violence geography color colour medieval Christianity Roman saint cruelty Seine River Seine location century swimmer wound crutches concept violent whip TORTURE injured injury crutch nudity cruel wounded nakedness whipping mediaeval Middle Ages 14th century Fourteenth Century martyr Art Media 3rd century flagellation geographical feature martyrdom St Denis St Eleuthere manuscript Unknown St Saint Denis St Denys St Dionysius Saint Denis St Dennis Yves de Saint-Denis Saint-Denis Yves de Ivo de Sancto Dionysio Saint Denis Yves de Saint Denis Yves de Saint-Denis manuscript