The Martyrdom of Saint Erasmus

Nicolas Poussin, 1628, Pinacoteca Vaticana

‘The Martyrdom of Saint Erasmus’ is a work by Nicolas Poussin (France, 1594–1665). It is dated 1628. It is part of the collection Pinacoteca Vaticana.

It was commissioned by Fabric of Saint Peter. It is made of oil paint and canvas. It measures 320 × 186 cm. The work belongs to the genre religious art. The things depicted include Erasmus of Formiae.

The catalogue has 235 more works by Nicolas Poussin.