The Martyrdom of Saint Adrian; The Martyrdom of Two Saints, Possibly Ache and Acheul
The Met
Artist: Northern French Painter(ca. 1480)
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on canvas, transferred from wood
Dimensions: Each, including added strips, 22 7/8 x 11 in. (58.1 x 27.9 cm)
Credit Line: The Bequest of Michael Dreicer, 1921
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Two figures flay a man on a block, observed by mounted men, a distant castle.
Detailed Description
In the foreground of the image, a pale-skinned man, mostly nude save for white undergarments, reclines on a dark, rectangular block. His left arm is tied to a wooden post behind him, and his right foot is bound with a red band. His chest and abdomen are visibly flayed, revealing red muscle tissue. To his left, a man in a white shirt and red cap uses a hammer and chisel to remove skin from the reclining man's torso. Below him, another man, dressed in a blue and green tunic with red hose, kneels and pulls skin from the reclining man's leg. A red, fan-shaped object lies on the ground near the kneeling figure. The middle ground features five men, three of whom are mounted on horses. On the left, two men on brown horses wear tunics and hats; one has a patterned garment, the other a red cloak over a blue tunic and a grey beard. On the right, a central figure on a white horse wears a crown, a dark blue tunic with yellow sleeves, and holds a scepter. To his right, another man on a brown horse wears a blue tunic and red hat. A man stands beside the crowned figure, also in a blue tunic and red hat. The upper third of the image shows a hilly green landscape under a light blue sky. A winding river flows through the hills, leading to a large, light-colored castle with multiple towers and blue conical roofs on the right. Green trees are scattered across the hills.
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