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France, Rouen, 1525
MS M.61 fol. 101r

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1) Sebastian of Rome: Scene, Torture -- Sebastian of Rome, nimbed, wearing loin cloth, bound to tree, is pierced by four arrows in legs and chest.
2) Adrian of Nicomedia, nimbed, wearing hat, holds anvil in right hand and sword in left hand, standing beside seated lion (only foreparts visible), in room with hanging tapesry.
In both miniatures, figures within architectural frames.



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