ID: 901001271 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001271	Record Type: Event/Narrative

	Martyrdom of Saint Barbara (Christian iconography)

Note: Narrative or devotional themes surrounding the torture and death of St. Barbara; she had been kept in a tower and isolated by her father; she became a Christian and rejected marriage, enraging her father. She suffered torture in prison for her faith; she was condemned to death by beheading. Her father himself carried out the death sentence; as punishment, he was struck by lightning on the way home.

Display Date: 3rd century

Names:

	Martyrdom of Saint Barbara (Christian iconography) (preferred,English-P,D,P)
	Martirio di Santa Barbara (Christian iconography) (Italian-P,D,P)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Christian iconography> (P)
		........<Other Christian narratives> (P)
		............Life of Saint Barbara (Christian iconography) (I)
		................Martyrdom of Saint Barbara (Christian iconography) (P)

Related Iconography:

	actor is .... Barbara, Saint
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, Christian characters, Barbara, Saint (Christian character)) [901000589]

Other Relationships:

	topic is .... martyrdom
	.....(deaths, personal life events, events (activities), Events (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Christianity
	.....(Abrahamic religions, religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	topic is .... beheading
	.....(executions (personal life events), deaths, personal life events, events (activities), Events (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	role/characteristic is .... narrative (literary works)
	.....(genres for literature, genres in literature and performing arts, concepts in the arts and humanities, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Martyrdom of Saint Barbara (Christian iconography)
	................Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
	Martirio di Santa Barbara (Christian iconography)
	................ICCD database (1988-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 11HH(BARBARA)6 martyrdom, suffering, misfortune, death of St. Barbara
	................ Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
	................ Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-) http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/436039?rpp=30&pg=1&ft=saint+barbara&pos=1