5055799 The Martyrdom of Saint Erasmus, 1518-20 (oil on wood) by Altdorfer, Albrecht (c.1480-1538); 37.5 x 31 cm; Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switzerland; (add.info.: workshop of Altdorfer Erasmus was according to legend Bishop of Antioch (Antakya). During the persecution of Christians under Emperor Diocletian, he hid for seven years in the Lebanon Mountains, receiving food from a raven. He survived many tortures unscathed, even when he pulled his intestines out with a winch. He was freed by divine assistance and moved to the area of ???????ormia (Campania), where he worked as a pastor and died at a ripe old age.).