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Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: Some Christian tradition holds that the Apostle Simon the Zealot was sawn in two -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: The Apostle Jude (Thaddaeus) is martyred in this image by being clubbed to death -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: The Martyrdom of the Apostle James (the Less) happened by his being thrown from a parapet, according to some tradition, and then being beaten with a fuller's club -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: Here the Apostle Matthew is martyred by decapitation -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: The Apostle Thomas was martyred with a spear, according to some Christian tradition; the electoral and ducal arms of Saxony hang on the wall -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: Some Christian tradition holds that the Apostle Peter was crucified upside-down -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: From the Hortulus animae or Lustgarten der Seelen and based on the sketches of Lucas Cranach, the Elder (1472-1553), this scene depicts the crucifixion of the Apostle Andrew on a cross in the shape of an “X”. According to Christian tradition, Andrew was crucified by Aegeas, the proconsul of Patra... -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: As the disciples kneel, Jesus ascends into heaven, leaving only his footprints on the ground below -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: Here the Apostle Paul appears with his attributes -
Contributing Institution: Pitts Theology Library Description: The Apostle James Minor or James, the Less, stands with book in hand and his attribute the fuller's club, while in the background is depicted his own martyrdom by being thrown from a parapet and then beaten with a fuller's club. The monogram of the artist, Virgil Solis (1514-1562), is in the uppe...