The St. Thecla Altarpiece: Detail, the Santiago Matamoros panel

18th century
Burgos, Spain

The Moors topple down toward the main image in the altarpiece, that of the Iconians (dressed as Moors) trying to put St. Thecla to death by fire.

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Photographed at the Burgos Cathedral by Richard Stracke, shared under Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license.