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The Martyrdom of Saint Florian

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Behind Florian, young, naked and kneeling, is the group of torturers and simple onlookers, and the large grindstone tied to his neck is in front of him. His serene acceptance of martyrdom contrasts with the excited and distorted faces of the other characters, which effectively bring out his sanctity.
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around 1518 and may have hung in another church in Linz, perhaps that dedicated to Saint John.
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They originally formed part of a series of works by him on the life of the Austrian
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76.4 cm × 67.2 cm (30.1 in × 26.5 in)
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in Florence to strengthen the latter's holdings on the Northern Renaissance.
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until 1914, when they were both transferred to their present home in the
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is an oil-on-panel painting executed c.1518–1520 by the German artist
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Below the bridge, a beautiful river landscape is depicted.
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on a post of the bridge on the right. It and the artist's
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Art in the Protestant Reformation and Counter-Reformation
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The Victory of Charlemagne over the Avars near Regensburg
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Albrecht Altdorfer
Uffizi Gallery
Florence
Albrecht Altdorfer
monogram
Saint Florian Taking Leave of the Monastery
Pinacoteca nazionale di Siena
Uffizi
saint Florian
Germanisches Nationalmuseum
Enns
National Gallery Prague
The Beating
Regensburg
Linz Collegiate Church
Enns
Upper Austria
grindstone
river Inn
List of landscapes by Albrecht Altdorfer
"Catalogue entry"
"Catalogue entry"
"Catalogue entry"
"Catalogue entry"
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Albrecht Altdorfer
List of landscapes

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