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Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Toulouse - La lapidation de saint Etienne par Charles Thévenin en 1829 PalissyPM31001488
The Lapidation of St. Steven is a pinting by Charles Thévenin done in 1829. It is in St. Steven's Cathedral in Touluose

Stoning or lapidation is a form of capital punishment: a group of people throws stones at the convicted person, until this person dies. Today, it is mostly used in countries which follow sharia law.

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  • Marx Reichlich 001

    Saint Stephen, first martyr of Christianity, painted in 1506 by Marx Reichlich (1460–1520)(Pinakothek of Munich)

  • Schnorr von Carolsfeld Bibel in Bildern 1860 201

    Jesus and the woman taken in adultery by Julius Schnorr von Karolsfeld, 1860, where Jesus said that the man who was without sin should throw the first stone.

  • Tissot The Sabbath-Breaker Stoned

    The Sabbath-breaker Stoned. Artistic impression of episode narrated in Numbers 15. James Tissot c.1900

  • Botticcelli, Sandro - The Punishment of Korah and the Stoning of Moses and Aaron - 1481-82

    The Punishment of Korah and the Stoning of Moses and Aaron (1480–1482), by Sandro Botticelli, Sistine Chapel, Rome.

  • Stoning of woman

    The Stoning of an Adulteress, illustration to a manuscript of 1001 Nights by Abu'l Hasan Ghaffari or his atelier. Tehran, 1853–1857.

  • Stoning St Stephen Saint-Etienne-du-Mont

    The stoning of Saint Stephen (1863) by Gabriel-Jules Thomas

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