martyrdom

n. 牺牲,殉难

Italian painter. With his command of perspective, light, color, and composition, he produced a large body of secular and ecclesiastical works, including The Banquet of Cleopatra and The Martyrdom of Saint Agatha(both1750).

泰波罗，乔瓦尼·巴蒂斯特1696－1770意大利画家，他对透视、光线、色彩和构图有杰出的掌握，创作了一大批世俗和宗教作品，其中有克利奥帕特拉的宴会和圣阿加莎的殉道（同为1750年）

Martyrdom is the only way in which a man can become famous without ability.

殉教行为，是无德无能者可以一举成名的惟一途径。