02 Works, Interpretation of the bible, St. Blandina in the Amphitheater of Lyon, by Emilio Magistretti and Jules-Antoine Duvaux, with Footnotes #213
Oct 10, 2023
Martyrdom of Saint Blandina of Lyon, c. about 1900
Oil on canvas
319x169 cm. (Inv. 705).
Milan, Pinacoteca Ambrosiana
Saint Blandina (French: Blandine, died 177 AD) was a Christian during the reign of Emperor Marcus Aurelius. She belonged to the band of martyrs of Lyon who, after some of their number had endured frightful tortures, suffered martyrdom in 177 AD…