
Sujet
St. Nicolas...saves the lives of..Innocent People...', 1888, (1965).
Légende
'St. Nicolas, the Miracle-worker, saves the lives of Three Innocent People wrongly condemned to be executed in Mira in Lykia', 1888, (1965). St Nicholas saving three innocents from execution. The model for Santa Claus due to his reputation for secret gift-giving, St Nicholas (300-399) was Bishop of Myra in Asia Minor. He was imprisoned by the Roman emperor Diocletian but released by Constantine. Painting in the State Russian Museum, St Petersburg. From "Russian Painting of the 18th and 19th Centuries" by Vladimir Fiala. [Artia, Czechoslovakia, 1965]
Date
1965
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19F10_375
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
65,1Mo (2,2Mo) / 38,6cm x 42,2cm / 4560 x 4990 (300dpi)