The canvas represents a christian martyr during the time of emperor diocletian, who persecuted christians. The martyr's body is covered with a white robe, lying on a torture rack, with her feet and wrists tied with ropes. At the feet of the victim, there is the cut with the bloody axe. This work is inspired by the spanish masters of the 17th century, with a tenebrist tendency. On the back of the canvas the following inscription is written: "a martyr in the time of diocletian / josé mª rodrig. Lozada. ". Object Type: painting. Date: circa 1870. Dimensions: height: 38 cm (14.9 in); width: 50 cm (19.6 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Museum of Romanticism. Una mártir en tiempo de Diocleciano (Museo Romántico de Madrid)
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