- Image ID
- 24
- Title
- Crypt Fresco: Persecution of St. John the Evangelist
- Location
- Anagni Cathedral, Anagni, Italy
- Caption
- Persecution of St. John the Evangelist by the Emperor Domitian. As described in the Golden Legend, soldiers shave his head and put him in a cauldron of boiling oil, but he remains unharmed and free of pain. In the background is a representation of the Porta Latina in Rome, where the event was said to take place. Detail of fresco in the Crypt of St. Magnus (1237), Cattedrale di Santa Maria, Anagni, Lazio, Italy.
- Dates
- created April 13, 2008 | added November 10, 2009 | updated February 27, 2025
- Part of Trip
- 7
- Credit
- David Joyal
- Copyright
- All Rights Reserved. May not be copied without permission.
- Camera
- Canon EOS 40D
- EXIF Data
- 50 mm · 0.00625 sec · ISO 800
- Image Size
- 5100 x 3400 px (17 MP)
- Quality
- 6
- EdStockPhoto?
- yes
- Art History Images?
- yes