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Saint James Led to His Execution

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St. James Led to His Execution
ArtistAndrea Mantegna
Yearc. 1455

St. James Led to His Execution was a painting by Andrea Mantegna. It was destroyed on March 11, 1944, when the Ovetari Chapel in Padua was bombed by the Allies during World War II.

The British Museum owns a preparatory drawing for the painting.

Preparatory drawing for St. James Led to His Execution