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The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula (1610) is a painting by the Italian artist Caravaggio (1571–1610) and thought to be his last picture. It is in the Intesa Sanpaolo Collection the Gallery of Palazzo Zevallos Stigliano Naples.The holy Ursula accompanied by eleven thousand virgins was captured by the Huns. The eleven thousand virgins were slaughtered but the king of the Huns was overcome by Ursula’s modesty and beauty and begged her forgiveness if only she would marry him.
