Acts 5:12-21 tells of the Apostles healing and that they were persecuted.
St Mark Working Many Miracles TINTORETTO (1562-66)
See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/t/tintoret/3a/2mark.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting and notes.
Acts 6:6-15; 7:51-60 tells of the martyrdom of Stephen.
St Stephen MORALES (ca. 1520-1586)
See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/m/morales/stephen.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting and notes.
Martyrdom of St Stephen CAVALLINO (1656)
See http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/c/cavallio/martyrdo.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting.
The Stoning of St Stephen PIETRO DA CORTONA (1660)
See http://www.lib-art.com/artgallery/15144-the-stoning-of-st-stephen-pietro-da-cortona.html for the source of the above photograph of the painting.
For art of the Christian church prior to Constantine and discussion of it, see http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/early-christian-art-before-constantine.
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