Saint Serapion (1628) by Francisco De Zurbaran
Francisco De Zurbaran’s 1628 oil on canvas painting of Saint Serapion is a portrayal of the young friar’s martyrdom. The Mercedarian Order commissioned it to hang in the De Profundis hall of their Seville monastery. The painting depicts Saint Serapion dressed in his white robe, with ropes tied to his wrists and his lifeless head …