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The Young Martyr is a 67.3 x 58.3 in. oil painting done by Paul Delaroche, a French painter, in 1855. Delaroche (born July 17, 1797, Paris—died Nov. 4, 1859, Paris), a renowned classical painter was most known for his “painstakingly realistic historical subjects.” Although Delaroche sought historical accuracy in all of his paintings, he was known to have sometimes infused his paintings with non-historical, dramatic elements to lend his paintings a strong sense of emotionality. Such can be seen in his painting The Young Martyr as a young, Christian woman is sacrificed in the Tiber River. Although The Young Martyr depicts the historical martyrdom of a Christian, an otherworldly halo which emanates above the Martyrs forehead emphasizes the painting’s dramatic, emotional effect.