Home›Sacred Objects, Dress & Symbols›Sacred Art & Iconography›The Martyrdom of Saint Barbara (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 57.22)Sacred Art & IconographyThe Martyrdom of Saint Barbara (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 57.22)Oil on linden by Lucas Cranach the Elder, ca. 1510, Metropolitan Museum of Art 57.22Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "The Martyrdom of Saint Barbara (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 57.22)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sacred-art-iconography/barbara-martyrdom-cranach-met-57-22.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). The Martyrdom of Saint Barbara (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 57.22). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sacred-art-iconography/barbara-martyrdom-cranach-met-57-22Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-the-martyrdom-of-saint-barbara-metropoli, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {The Martyrdom of Saint Barbara (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 57.22)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sacred-art-iconography/barbara-martyrdom-cranach-met-57-22}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXScriptural and Theological TraditionVerifiedAn oil on linden panel titled "The Martyrdom of Saint Barbara," by Lucas Cranach the Elder, ca. 1510, showing the tower-imprisoned saint at the scene of her execution. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 57.22, European Paintings department.Cross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)Cross-Tradition ConnectionsBelongs to TraditionChristianity, Religions Well-attested Source The Martyrdom of Saint Barbara, accession 57.22 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1DepictsBarbara, Figures Well-attested The Met's own title for this panel names the subject outright, "The Martyrdom of Saint Barbara," a direct identification rather than a bare thematic tag.Source The Martyrdom of Saint Barbara, accession 57.22 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1SourcesThe Martyrdom of Saint Barbara, accession 57.22 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1Metropolitan Museum of Artaccession 57.22View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year