Every canvas print is hand-crafted in the USA, made on-demand at iCanvas and expertly stretched around … An oriental prince, dressed in a blue cloak, is supervising the slaughter. Find artworks in the Artory Registry—the most comprehensive and secure database for art and objects—and register artworks you own to have them endorsed by an expert Partner and secured on the blockchain. Martyrdom Of The Ten Thousand, 1508 by Albrecht Dürer canvas art arrives ready to hang, with hanging accessories included and no additional framing required. The Martyrdom of the Ten Thousand 1508 Oil on canvas transferred from panel, 99 x 87 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna: The altarpiece depicts the legend of the ten thousand Christians who were martyred on Mount Ararat, in a massacre perpetrated by the Persian King Saporat on the command of the Roman Emperors Hadrian and Antonius. Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528), The Martyrdom of the Ten Thousand, 1508, detail 1. Marter der zehntausend Christen. Depicting a scene of violence and anguish, Albrecht Dürer The Martyrdom of Ten Thousand, c. 1496 tears at our heartstrings. From National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Albrecht Dürer, The Martyrdom of the Ten Thousand (ca. Artist: Albrecht Dürer German, 1471-1528. 1496/1497), Woodcut ‘Ten thousand martyrs’ was created in 1529 by Jacopo Pontormo in Mannerism (Late Renaissance) style. ★ Image resolution: 4010×4608 px. Album: Albrecht Dürer, #14/144. Find more prominent pieces of religious painting at Wikiart.org – best visual art database. Information about the painting, location, other paintings of the artist. Albretch Durer ( 1471-1528) "Martyrdom of the Ten Thousand " Original Woodcut on paper doubled without watermark Good inked impression on thick laid paper in good condition. Historical Description. The Martyrdom of the Ten Thousand Date: c. 1496. On two days is a group of ten thousand martyrs mentioned in the Roman Martyrology. The Martyrdom Of The Ten Thousand by Albrecht Dürer. About this artwork Status Currently Off View Department Prints and Drawings Artist Albrecht Dürer Title The Martyrdom of the Ten Thousand Origin Germany Date Made 1491–1501 Medium Woodcut in … On 18 March: "At Nicomedia ten thousand holy martyrs who were put to the sword for the confession of Christ", and on 22 June: "On Mount Ararat the martyrdom of ten thousand holy martyrs who were crucified." From the 2004 EP, Honesty & Hersey, "Martyrdom of the Ten Thousand" by CROSSBEARER. The biblical significance of this image is as follows: The emperors Adrian and Anoninus marched at the head of a large army to suppress the revolt of the Gadarenes and the people of the Euphrates region.