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title: St. Bartholomew Day Massacre
author: François Dubois
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15795/st-bartholomew-day-massacre/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# St. Bartholomew Day Massacre

_Authored by François Dubois_

## Image File

[![St. Bartholomew Day Massacre](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15795.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15795.png)

## Image Caption

A 16th-century painting by François Dubois showing the St. Bartholomew Day Massacre of Protestants in August 1572 during the [French Wars of Religion](https://www.worldhistory.org/French_Wars_of_Religion/) (1562-1598). (Cantonal Museum of Fine Arts, Lausanne, Switzerland)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Dubois, F. (2022, May 06). St. Bartholomew Day Massacre. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15795/st-bartholomew-day-massacre/>
### Chicago
Dubois, François. "St. Bartholomew Day Massacre." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 06, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15795/st-bartholomew-day-massacre/>.
### MLA
Dubois, François. "St. Bartholomew Day Massacre." *World History Encyclopedia*, 06 May 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15795/st-bartholomew-day-massacre/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:La_masacre_de_San_Bartolom%C3%A9,_por_Fran%C3%A7ois_Dubois.jpg) by [**François Dubois**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:La_masacre_de_San_Bartolom%C3%A9,_por_Fran%C3%A7ois_Dubois.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 06 May 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.