Saint Sebastian

Italienische Malerei 1500–1515, c. 1505

This painting shows a man leaning against a tall white column with his arms tied behind his back. He has light skin and shoulder-length brown hair, and his face is tilted upward with his eyes raised. He is pierced with arrows in several places on his body, including his arm, torso, knee, and foot. He is bare-chested and wears a draped, light purple cloth tied around his waist. The background is solid black, and the top of the column the man leans against is broken off. At the bottom of the column, there is a detailed white stone relief with figures in varying poses, along with some fragmented pieces of stone on the white stone ground.
Artist
Italienische Malerei 1500–1515
Date
c. 1505
Type
Painting
Medium
oil on panel
Dimensions
114.9 × 66 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

This painting shows a man leaning against a tall white column with his arms tied behind his back. He has light skin and shoulder-length brown hair, and his face is tilted upward with his eyes raised. He is pierced with arrows in several places on his body, including his arm, torso, knee, and foot. He is bare-chested and wears a draped, light purple cloth tied around his waist. The background is solid black, and the top of the column the man leans against is broken off. At the bottom of the column, there is a detailed white stone relief with figures in varying poses, along with some fragmented pieces of stone on the white stone ground.

Italienische Malerei 1500–1515