Saint Sebastian

1525-1540 (Renaissance) 16 1/8 in. (40.9 cm) Citation Source image

According to legend, Sebastian was a Roman soldier who refused to deny his Christian faith and worship the emperor as a god. In consequence, he was tied to a tree and shot with arrows. He survived but was then beaten to death. Sebastian's strained gesture with one arm exten...

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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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