The Martyrdom of St Stephen | |
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Artist | Annibale Carracci |
Year | 1603 |
Medium | Oil on canvas |
Movement | Italian Baroque |
Subject | The stoning of Saint Stephen |
Location | Louvre, Paris |
48°51′36″N2°20′00″E / 48.8600°N 2.3333°E | |
Owner | Louis XIV |
Accession | INV. 204 |
The Martyrdom of St Stephen is a c.1603-1604 oil on canvas painting by Annibale Carracci. [1] It was given to Louis XIV by the duc de Montausier sometime before 1668 and is now in the Louvre in Paris (INV. 204). [2] It is drawn on by a c.1610 work on the subject possibly by the artist's nephew Antonio Carracci (National Gallery, London). [3]