Martyrdom of the Ten Thousand

Albrecht Dürer · 1508

Martyrdom of the Ten Thousand by Albrecht Dürer

The story

The Martyrdom of the Ten Thousand is an oil painting by Albrecht Dürer, dating to 1508 and now at the Kunsthistorisches Museum of Vienna, Austria. It is signed on a cartouche which hangs from the artist's self-portrait in the center, saying Iste faciebat Ano Domini 1508 Albertus Dürer Aleman.

Artist
Albrecht Dürer
Date
1508
Collection
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria
Movement
German Renaissance
Medium
oil paint, transferred on canvas
Size
99 × 87 cm

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