'La martyre'

Photograph of a painting by Paul Delaroche, completed around 1855 and now in the collection of the Louvre, Paris (Inv. no. RF 1038). It is believed that its concept was inspired by a dream the artist had in 1853, in which a young woman, who refused to convert from Christianity, was sentenced to death by being cast into the River Tiber with her hands bound. Accordingly, the work depicts a drowned female figure floating in the water in supine position. Her hands are bound crossed in front of her, while a halo hovers over her head. In the background, a boat is moored at the shore and a couple is observing from an elevation.