Enthauptung des Hl. Januarius by Scipione Compagno | Artnap

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Crowded painted scene of a beheading on a hillside beside a ruined tower, with soldiers, onlookers, and ships on the sea.

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Enthauptung des Hl. Januarius, Scipione Compagno, Kunsthistorisches Museum. Via artnap.com

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A large crowded scene set on a rocky hillside and shore, with soldiers, horsemen, and kneeling figures gathered around a bloodied body on the ground. A ruined tower with sculpted figures rises above the crowd, with ships and a distant coastline beyond.

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