Saint Bartholomew's day massacre (August 25, 1572)

The so-called “S. Bartholomew’s night” occurred during the long struggle between Calvinists and Catholics during the reign of Charles IX of France. Some Huguenot leaders were eliminated, including the Admiral Gaspar de Coligny.

A denominada “noite de S. Bartolomeu” ocorreu durante a longa luta entre Calvinistas e Católicos durante o reinado de Carlos IX de França. Foram eliminados alguns dirigentes Huguenotes, entre os quais o Almirante Gaspar de Coligny.

François Dubois (1529-1584)-'Saint Bartholomew's day massacre'-oil on panel-ca 1584   Lausanne-Musée Cantonale des Beaux-Arts

Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard (1764-1838)-'scene in the bedroom of Marguerite de Valois during the Saint Bartholomew's day massacre'-oil on canvas-1838   Paris-Musée du Louvre

Carl Jacob Wilhelm Huhn (1831-1877)-'a scene at Saint Bartholomew's day massacre'-oil on canvas-1870   Moscow-Tretyakov Gallery

Joseph Martin Kronheim (1810-1896)-'death of Admiral de Coligny'-1887   Foxe's book of Martyrs (plate II)

Édouard Debat-Ponsan (1847-1913)-'a morning at the door of the Louvre'-oil on canvas-1880   Clermont-Ferrand-Mairie