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  • Frostispiece of Molanus, De historia sanctarum imaginum et picturarum (1617), Antwerp, Gasparus Bellerus

    Depiction of the martyrs by painters is often done according to convenience and should not be analysed in a too detailed manner



    Molanus argues that the outer features of martyrs in paintings, such as their clothes and height, should not be taken too literally, since they are painted according to artistic convenience.

    Conflict
    Clothes anachronism/Errors/Adornment Figurative vs. literal reading
    Mention
    Leuven, 1617
    Subject
    Martyr