Detail of dying Maurice hold by a mourner, Józef Mehoffer, between 1898 and 1899

The detail from the martyrs' window shows the martyrdom of st maurice. He was beheaded with all his soldiers because he and his crew, which consisted of christians, refused to perform idolatry. A mourning woman supports his upper body. Object Type: painting. Genre: Art Nouveau. Date: between 1898 and 1899. Place of creation: en:Fribourg, Switzerland. Medium: stained glass. Collection: nave-aisle. Cathedral Fribourg vitrail Maertyrer 09

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Author: Józef Mehoffer (1869–1946)Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/

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