Sporle, Norfolk, England. St. Mary's Church, South Aisle
Wall Painting, 1390-1400
Reconstructed copy, St. Mary's Church
photo © Stanbury/MMK
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The Saint Before the Emporer.

Maximinus enthroned to the left of the scene, as throughout; before him the Saint, stripped to the waist and bearing marks of scourging, and beyond her a gaoler and an executioner, the latter flourishing a three-thonged knotted whip.


Text from E.W. Tristram, English Wall Painting in the 14th Century. London: Routledge, 1955,       249-250.