The canvas represents the moment when the christian martyr saint engracia († 303), who is the patron saint of zaragoza, was whipped before being executed, since said martyr died during the persecution against christians decreed by the emperor diocletian, which was the bloodiest of all those ordered by the roman authorities. Object Type: painting. Genre: religious art. Date: between 1474 and 1478. Dimensions: height: 92.5 cm (36.4 in); width: 52 cm (20.4 in). Medium: oil on panel. Depicted People: Engratia. Collection: Bilbao Fine Arts Museum. Flagelación de Santa Engracia
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