# The Beheading of St Paul

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## Artwork

- Artist: [VOS, Simon de](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/vos-simon-de-re4e658cef344fd>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Oil on copper, 66 x 84 cm

## Commentary

After about 1645 Simon de Vos&#39;s style underwent an important change, partly influenced by Van Dyck&#39;s emotionally charged idiom, which was becoming increasingly popular. De Vos did no more genre scenes after this time, but only painted cabinet-sized history pictures such as the Beheading of St Paul.

## Related artworks

- [Allegorical Scene \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/vos-simon-de-re4e658cef344fd/allegorical-scene-detail-r1f301ea0bfa51c>)
- [Allegorical Scene](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/vos-simon-de-re4e658cef344fd/allegorical-scene-r02d2c0bbf50c18>)
- [Allegory of the Five Senses](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/vos-simon-de-re4e658cef344fd/allegory-of-the-five-senses-rd54188015997d7>)
- [Christ on the Cross](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/vos-simon-de-re4e658cef344fd/christ-on-the-cross-rfe2d3d28f521b7>)
- [Merry Company](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/vos-simon-de-re4e658cef344fd/merry-company-r2c05498740be1a>)
- [The Israelites after Crossing the Red Sea](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/vos-simon-de-re4e658cef344fd/the-israelites-after-crossing-the-red-sea-r7cca8babbb1c44>)
- [The Raising of Lazarus](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/vos-simon-de-re4e658cef344fd/the-raising-of-lazarus-r226644e2f8e331>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)