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Bartholomew the Apostle by Pyotr Basin

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Bartholomew the Apostle by Pyotr Basin

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From the series of murals Twelve Apostles painted after studies on cardboard by Karl Bryullov. The knife in the hand of Bartholomew symbolizes the martyrdom of the apostle: according to the most widespread version of his death he was flayed. Русский: Из серии настенных росписей «Двенадцать апостолов», выполненных по картонам (эскизам) К. П. Брюллова. Нож в руке Варфоломея символизирует мученичество апостола: согласно наиболее распространённой версии его смерти, с него содрали кожу.

Karl Pavlovich Bryullov (1799–1852) Russian artist, painter, muralist, watercolorist, representative of classicism and romanticism. Author of genre and historical paintings

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1843 - 1845
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