Apoteosis de San Hermenegildo (Apotheosis of Saint Hermenegild), an oil on canvas masterpiece created circa 1620-1624 by Francisco Herrera the Elder, depicting the Visigothic prince ascending to glory, Museo de Bellas Artes, Sevilla, Spain, Painting Fine Art Museum.

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