St nicolas rescuing captives or st nicolas halting the arms of an executioner about to behead a captive. Object Type: painting. Genre: religious art. Date: 1660. Place of creation: France. Dimensions: height: 305 cm (10 ft) ; width: 237 cm (93.3 in). Medium: painting. Depicted People: Saint Nicholas. Collection: Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille. Jan Cossiers - St Nicolas rescuing captives or St Nicolas halting the arms of an executioner about to behead a captive
