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𝘼 𝙃𝙪𝙜𝙪𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙩, 𝙤𝙣 𝙎𝙩. 𝘽𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙬'𝙨 𝘿𝙖𝙮 | 1852

𝙀𝙭𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣: It depicts a pair of young lovers that has a dramatic twist because the woman, who is Catholic, is attempting to get her beloved, who is Protestant, to wear the white armband declaring allegiance to Catholicism. But, the young man firmly pulls off the armband at the same time that he gently embraces his lover, and stares into her pleading eyes. This incident refers to the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre on August 24, 1572, when around 3,000 French Protestants were murdered in Paris.

𝘼𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙩: John Everett Millais