Title

The Forty Martyrs of Sebaste (detail)

Caption

Byzantine Art
The Forty Martyrs of Sebaste. Detail
12th century
Fresco
Church of the monastery Agios Nicolaos Tis Stegis (Saint Nicholas of the Roof) near the village of Kakopetria (Troodos Mountains, Cyprus)

Date

12th century

Credit line

Alfredo Dagli Orti/Photo12

Reference

DGL15A00_338

License type

Rights managed

Available size

149,2Mb (8,0Mb) / 28,3in x 20,4in / 8500 x 6134 (300dpi)

Keywords

Mural painting Fresco Fresco Armenia Persecution Torture History of Church Roman legion Legionary Bare chested God Halo Aureole Aureola Blessing Gesture 12th century Holy Forty