St Stephen Photos

St Stephen (martyred 34 CE) is considered the first Christian martyr. As a deacon appointed by the Apostles, he visited synagogues to preach Christianity & denounced Jewish authorities. The resulting anger lead to his death by stoning.

Attrib. 3 stones. (sometimes confused with 3 bags of gold symbol of St Nicholas. Do not confuse with St Stephen, 1st King of Hungary.)

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St Stephen painting by Domenico Feti of Italy at Memorial Art Gallery. Rochester, NY.Oak choir stall carved with St Stephen in Unterlinden Museum. Colmar, France.Stoning of St Stephen painting by Rembrandt van Rijn at Beaux-Arts Museum. Lyon, France.Stoning of Saint Stephen frieze by Gabriel Jules Thomas on St-Étienne-du-Mont church. Paris, France.
St Stephen painting (early 1600s) by Domenico Feti of Italy at Memorial Art Gallery. Rochester, NY.Oak choir stall (1493) carved with St Stephen (with stones of his stoning) in Unterlinden Museum. Colmar, France.Stoning of St Stephen painting (1625) by Rembrandt van Rijn at Beaux-Arts Museum. Lyon, France.Stoning of Saint Stephen frieze (1863) by Gabriel Jules Thomas on St-Étienne-du-Mont church. Paris, France.
Scenes from life of St Stephen painting by Jaume Serra at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Stoning of St Stephen stained glass windows from St Stephan Herzog's Chapel of Vienna at Historical Museum of City of Vienna. Vienna, Austria.Legend of St Stephen - body of martyr surrounded by beasts tapestry by circle of Colyn de Coter from Brussels at Cluny Museum. Paris, France.Martyrdom of St Sebastian with panel wings of St Stephen & St Christopher altar painting by Hans Baldung Grien at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.
Scenes from life of St Stephen painting (c1385) by Jaume Serra at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.Stoning of St Stephen stained glass windows (c1380) from St Stephan Herzog's Chapel of Vienna at Historical Museum of City of Vienna. Vienna, Austria.Legend of St Stephen - body of martyr surrounded by beasts tapestry (c1500) by circle of Colyn de Coter from Brussels at Cluny Museum. Paris, France.Martyrdom of St Sebastian with panel wings of St Stephen & St Christopher altar painting (1507) by Hans Baldung Grien at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.
St Lawrence & St Stephen woodcarvings by workshop of Tilman Riemenschneider from Würzburg at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.Altarpiece detail of St Agatha & St Stephen by Giovanni di Pietro da Pisa at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.St Stephen & St Lawrence panel painting by Giovanni da Milano at Uffizi Gallery. Florence, Italy.
St Lawrence & St Stephen woodcarvings (c1510) by workshop of Tilman Riemenschneider from Würzburg at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.Altarpiece detail of St Agatha & St Stephen (15thC) by Giovanni di Pietro da Pisa at Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya. Barcelona, Spain.St Stephen & St Lawrence panel painting (1360-5) by Giovanni da Milano at Uffizi Gallery. Florence, Italy.
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