| Title: | Philemon and Apphia |
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| Notes: | Orthodox Christian tradition tells of Philemon's and Apphia's martyrdom. In this painting, Apphia is beheaded by Colossians angered by her participation in Christian worship. The work is a copy of the 11th century original. The artist was a pupil of an Icon painting school. |
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| Date: | early 21st century? |
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| Object/Function: | Painting, panel |
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| Scripture: | Philemon 1:1-21
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| Person as Subject: | Philemon (Biblical figure)
Apphia (Biblical figure)
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| Lectionary links: | CProp18
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| General Subject: | Martyrs
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| Copyright Source: | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Philemon_and_Apphia.jpg |
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| Copyright Permission: | Please visit the URL in the Copyright Source field on this page for details about reusing this image. |
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| Attribution: | Philemon and Apphia, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=55642 [retrieved March 15, 2025]. Original source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Philemon_and_Apphia.jpg. |
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| Record Number: | 55642
Last Updated: 2021-12-06 09:15:55
Record Created: 2013-06-17 17:09:36 |
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| Institution: | Vanderbilt University
Collection: Art in the Christian Tradition |
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