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Martyrdom Of Saint Andrew
The Martyrdom or Crucifixion of Saint Andrew refers to the death of Andrew the Apostle. It may also refer to: * ''The Crucifixion of Saint Andrew'' (Caravaggio) * ''Crucifixion of Saint Andrew'' (Damaskinos) * ''The Martyrdom of Saint Andrew'' (Murillo) * ''The Martyrdom of Saint Andrew'' (Ribera) * ''The Martyrdom of Saint Andrew'' (Rubens) See also * Saint Andrew (other) * Saint Andrew's Cross (other) * Crucifixion of Saint Peter (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew The Apostle
Andrew the Apostle ( grc-koi, Ἀνδρέᾱς, Andréās ; la, Andrēās ; , syc, ܐܰܢܕ݁ܪܶܐܘܳܣ, ʾAnd’reʾwās), also called Saint Andrew, was an Apostles in the New Testament, apostle of Jesus according to the New Testament. He is the brother of Saint Peter, Simon Peter and is a son of Jonah. He is referred to in the Eastern Orthodox Church, Orthodox tradition as the First-Called ( grc-koi, Πρωτόκλητος, Prōtoklētos, label=none). According to Orthodox tradition, the apostolic successor to Andrew is the Patriarch of Constantinople. Life The name "Andrew (name), Andrew" (meaning ''manly, brave'', from grc-gre, ἀνδρεία, andreía, manhood, valour), like other Greek names, appears to have been common among the Jews and other Hellenization, Hellenized people since the second or third century B.C. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Crucifixion Of Saint Andrew (Caravaggio)
''The Crucifixion of Saint Andrew'' (1607) is a painting by the Italian Baroque master Caravaggio. It is in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art, which acquired it from the Arnaiz collection in Madrid in 1976, having been taken to Spain by the Spanish Viceroy of Naples in 1610. The incident depicted, the martyrdom of Saint Andrew, was supposed to have taken place in Patras, Greece. The saint, bound to the cross with ropes, was said to have survived two days, preaching to the crowd and eventually converting them so that they demanded his release. When the Roman Proconsul Aegeas—depicted lower right—ordered him taken down, his men were struck by a miraculous paralysis, in answer to the saint's prayer that he be allowed to undergo martyrdom. From the 17th century Saint Andrew was shown on a diagonal cross, but Caravaggio would have been influenced by the 16th century belief that he was crucified on a normal Latin cross. History On 11 July 1610 Juan Alonso Pimentel de H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crucifixion Of Saint Andrew (Damaskinos)
''Crucifixion of Saint Andrew'' is a tempera painting by Greek painter Michael Damaskinos. Damaskinos painted in Heraklion, Venice, Sicily, and other parts of Italy. He was associated with the Greek church San Giorgio dei Greci in Venice. His painting of the Crucifixion of Saint Andrew follows the traditional Greek mannerisms prevalent at the time. It is a rare painting of Andrew the Apostle crucified in the same style as his brother Saint Peter. Saint Peter refused to be crucified the same way as Jesus. He was crucified upside down. Saint Andrew is typically crucified in the form of an X rather than the cross. He was crucified in Patras where his remains can be found today at the Cathedral of Saint Andrew, Patras. The Damaskinos painting of the Crucifixion of Saint Andrew can be found at the Byzantine and Christian Museum in Athens, Greece. Description The work is egg tempera and gold leaf on wood with dimensions of 49 cm x 40 cm (19.3 in x 15.7 in). I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Martyrdom Of Saint Andrew (Murillo)
''The Martyrdom of Saint Andrew'' is a 1675-1682 oil on canvas painting by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Murillo, now in the Museo del Prado. Its tone is heavily influenced by the work of Peter Paul Rubens, particularly The Martyrdom of Saint Andrew (Rubens), his own depiction of the same subject, and de Ribera's ''The Martyrdom of Saint Philip''. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
