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Saint Stephen, wearing deacon's religious dress and already with the halo of his martyrdom, kneels, arms outstretched, looking upwards towards a heavenly vision of angels, God and the Son of Man. Angry men pick up boulders to crush him with. According to the biblical story in the Acts of the Apostles, Stephen was killed outside the city of Jerusalem after accusing the Jewish legislative council of murdering the Messiah. The man kneeling on the right in front of Stephen is probably Saul, the persecutor of Christians who was to become the apostle Paul. This painting is a mirror-image copy after a design by Raphael for a series of tapestries depicting the lives of the saints Peter and Paul, commissioned by Pope Leo X for the Sistine Chapel in Rome.
Title
The Stoning of Saint Stephen
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 116 x W 117 cm
Accession number
1257108
Acquisition method
bequeathed by Ralph Bankes, 1981
Work type
Painting