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Saint Sebastian Collection (#5)

"Saint Sebastian: A Timeless Icon of Faith and Resilience" Throughout the centuries, the image has captivated artists and viewers alike

Background imageSaint Sebastian Collection: Saint Sebastian, 1490-1500

Saint Sebastian, 1490-1500. Found in the Collection of Musee du Louvre, Paris

Background imageSaint Sebastian Collection: The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian

The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian. Found in the Collection of Art History Museum, Vienne

Background imageSaint Sebastian Collection: The Saints Sebastian, John the Baptist and Francis of Assisi

The Saints Sebastian, John the Baptist and Francis of Assisi. Found in the Collection of Musei di Strada Nuova, Genoa

Background imageSaint Sebastian Collection: Found in the Collection of Galleria nazionale d arte moderna Rome

Found in the Collection of Galleria nazionale d arte moderna Rome

Background imageSaint Sebastian Collection: Saint Sebastian Tended by Angels

Saint Sebastian Tended by Angels. Found in the Collection of Galleria Nazionale d Arte Antica, Rome

Background imageSaint Sebastian Collection: Saint Sebastian

Saint Sebastian. Found in the Collection of Palazzo Barberini, Rome

Background imageSaint Sebastian Collection: Saint Sebastian, ca 1501-1502. Artist: Raphael (1483-1520)

Saint Sebastian, ca 1501-1502. Artist: Raphael (1483-1520)
Saint Sebastian, ca 1501-1502. Found in the collection of Accademia Carrara, Bergamo

Background imageSaint Sebastian Collection: Saint Sebastian, ca 1484. Artist: Tura, Cosimo (before 1431-1495)

Saint Sebastian, ca 1484. Artist: Tura, Cosimo (before 1431-1495)
Saint Sebastian, ca 1484. Found in the collection of Staatliche Museen, Berlin

Background imageSaint Sebastian Collection: Saints Fabian and Sebastian, 1475-1499. Artist: Anonymous

Saints Fabian and Sebastian, 1475-1499. Artist: Anonymous
Saints Fabian and Sebastian, 1475-1499. Found in the collection of State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Background imageSaint Sebastian Collection: Saint Sebastian. Artist: Costa, Lorenzo (1460-1535)

Saint Sebastian. Artist: Costa, Lorenzo (1460-1535)
Saint Sebastian. Found in the collection of Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

Background imageSaint Sebastian Collection: Saint Sebastian. Artist: Ribera, Jose, de (1591-1652)

Saint Sebastian. Artist: Ribera, Jose, de (1591-1652)
Saint Sebastian. Found in the collection of Musee d art moderne Andre Malraux Le Havre

Background imageSaint Sebastian Collection: Saint Sebastian. Artist: Ferrer, Jaume (active 1430-1461)

Saint Sebastian. Artist: Ferrer, Jaume (active 1430-1461)
Saint Sebastian. Found in the collection of Museu Nacional d Art de Catalunya, Barcelona

Background imageSaint Sebastian Collection: Saint Sebastian. Artist: Master of the Magdalen Legend (active ca 1483-1527)

Saint Sebastian. Artist: Master of the Magdalen Legend (active ca 1483-1527)
Saint Sebastian. Found in the collection of Thyssen-Bornemisza Collections

Background imageSaint Sebastian Collection: The Saints Sebastian, Irene and her Maid. Artist: Baburen, Dirck (Theodor), van (1595-1624)

The Saints Sebastian, Irene and her Maid. Artist: Baburen, Dirck (Theodor), van (1595-1624)
The Saints Sebastian, Irene and her Maid. Found in the collection of Thyssen-Bornemisza Collections

Background imageSaint Sebastian Collection: Saint Sebastian Tended by the Holy Women, c. 1621. Artist: Ribera, Jose, de (1591-1652)

Saint Sebastian Tended by the Holy Women, c. 1621. Artist: Ribera, Jose, de (1591-1652)
Saint Sebastian Tended by the Holy Women, c. 1621. Found in the collection of the Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao

Background imageSaint Sebastian Collection: Study for a St. Sebastian, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci

Study for a St. Sebastian, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Study for a St. Sebastian, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]

Background imageSaint Sebastian Collection: The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian, 1475, (1909). Artist: Antonio del Pollaiuolo

The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian, 1475, (1909). Artist: Antonio del Pollaiuolo
The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian, 1475, (1909). Painting held at The National Gallery, London. From The National Gallery, Vol. One [T. C. & E. C. Jack, London and Edinburgh, 1909]

Background imageSaint Sebastian Collection: The Mystic Marriage of St Catherine, 1526-1527. Artist: Correggio

The Mystic Marriage of St Catherine, 1526-1527. Artist: Correggio
The Mystic Marriage of St Catherine, 1526-1527. St Catherine of Alexandria with the Virgin and Child, watched by St Sebastian. Painting housed in the Musee du Louvre, Paris

Background imageSaint Sebastian Collection: San Giobbe Altarpiece, c1478 (1870). Artist: Franz Kellerhoven

San Giobbe Altarpiece, c1478 (1870). Artist: Franz Kellerhoven
San Giobbe Altarpiece, c1478 (1870). Found in the collection of the Gallerie dell Accademia, Venice. A print from Les Chef D oeuvre de la Peinture Italienne by Paul Mantz, Paris, 1870

Background imageSaint Sebastian Collection: Martyrdom of St Sebastian, 1473-1475 (1870). Artist: Hotelin

Martyrdom of St Sebastian, 1473-1475 (1870). Artist: Hotelin
Martyrdom of St Sebastian, 1473-1475 (1870). After the painting by Antonio Pollaiolo in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Background imageSaint Sebastian Collection: Sketch for the St Sebastian, c1518, (1937). Artist: Titian

Sketch for the St Sebastian, c1518, (1937). Artist: Titian
Sketch for the St Sebastian, c1518, (1937). A print from Titian Paintings and Drawings, introduction by Hans Tietze, Phaidon Press, Vienna, 1937

Background imageSaint Sebastian Collection: Sketches for the St Sebastian in Brescia, c1518, (1937). Artist: Titian

Sketches for the St Sebastian in Brescia, c1518, (1937). Artist: Titian
Sketches for the St Sebastian in Brescia, c1518, (1937). A print from Titian Paintings and Drawings, introduction by Hans Tietze, Phaidon Press, Vienna, 1937

Background imageSaint Sebastian Collection: St Sebastien, c1605-1630 (1924). Artist: Jacques Callot

St Sebastien, c1605-1630 (1924). Artist: Jacques Callot
St Sebastien, c1605-1630, (1924). A print from A History of French Etching from the 16th Century to the Present Day, by F L Leipnik, John Lane the Bodley Head Limited, London, 1924

Background imageSaint Sebastian Collection: Martyrdom of St Sebastian, (1927). Artist: Hans Memling

Martyrdom of St Sebastian, (1927). Artist: Hans Memling
Martyrdom of St Sebastian, (1927). Found in the collection of the Musee Royal des Beaux-Arts, Brussels. A print from Flemish and Belgian art 1300-1900

Background imageSaint Sebastian Collection: The Martyrdom of St Sebastian, c1495 (1906). Artist: Albrecht Durer

The Martyrdom of St Sebastian, c1495 (1906). Artist: Albrecht Durer
The Martyrdom of St Sebastian, c1495 (1906). From Durer Des Meisters Gemalde Kupferstiche und Holzschnitte in 471 Abbildungen [Stuttgart und Leipzig, Deutsch Verlags-Ansalt, 1906]

Background imageSaint Sebastian Collection: Gerard Terburg, 1913. Artist: Anthony van Dyck

Gerard Terburg, 1913. Artist: Anthony van Dyck
Gerard Terburg, 1913. Gerard ter Borch (or Terburg) (1617-1681), Dutch subject painter, was born in the province of Overijssel, the Netherlands

Background imageSaint Sebastian Collection: Study for the St Sebastian, 1913. Artist: Anthony van Dyck

Study for the St Sebastian, 1913. Artist: Anthony van Dyck
Study for the St Sebastian, 1913. A print from The Art of the Great Masters, by Frederic Lees, Sampson Low, Marston and Co, London, 1913

Background imageSaint Sebastian Collection: Saint Sebastian. Artist: Bergognone, Ambrogio (1453-1523)

Saint Sebastian. Artist: Bergognone, Ambrogio (1453-1523)
Saint Sebastian. From a private collection

Background imageSaint Sebastian Collection: The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian, 1475. Artist: Pollaiuolo, Antonio (ca 1431-1498)

The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian, 1475. Artist: Pollaiuolo, Antonio (ca 1431-1498)
The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian, 1475. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Background imageSaint Sebastian Collection: Madonna of Mercy and Saints Sebastian and Bernardino da Siena, c. 1490

Madonna of Mercy and Saints Sebastian and Bernardino da Siena, c. 1490. Artist: Signorelli, Luca (ca 1441-1523)
Madonna of Mercy and Saints Sebastian and Bernardino da Siena, c. 1490. Found in the collection of the Museo Diocesano di Pienza

Background imageSaint Sebastian Collection: The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian, ca. 1470-1480. Artist: Master of the Middle-Rhine

The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian, ca. 1470-1480. Artist: Master of the Middle-Rhine (active 1470-1480)
The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian, ca. 1470-1480. From a private collection

Background imageSaint Sebastian Collection: Saint Sebastian, late 16th or early 17th century. Artist: Francesco Rustici

Saint Sebastian, late 16th or early 17th century. Artist: Francesco Rustici
Saint Sebastian, late 16th or early 17th century. Found in the collection of the State Art Museum, Yekaterinburg, Russia

Background imageSaint Sebastian Collection: Portrait of a Youth as Saint Sebastian, c1500. Artist: Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio

Portrait of a Youth as Saint Sebastian, c1500. Artist: Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio
Portrait of a Youth as Saint Sebastian, c1500. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Background imageSaint Sebastian Collection: Saint Sebastien before the Emperors Diokletian and Maximian, late 15th century

Saint Sebastien before the Emperors Diokletian and Maximian, late 15th century. Artist: Josse Lieferinxe
Saint Sebastien before the Emperors Diokletian and Maximian, late 15th century. Master of Saint Sebastian (died around 1508). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Background imageSaint Sebastian Collection: Saint Sebastian, between 1493 and 1494. Artist: Perugino

Saint Sebastian, between 1493 and 1494. Artist: Perugino
Saint Sebastian, between 1493 and 1494. Perugino (ca. 1450-1523). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Background imageSaint Sebastian Collection: Saint Sebastian, 1474. Artist: Sandro Botticelli

Saint Sebastian, 1474. Artist: Sandro Botticelli
Saint Sebastian, 1474. Found in the collection of the Staatliche Museen, Berlin

Background imageSaint Sebastian Collection: St Sebastian, c1470-1523. Artist: Perugino

St Sebastian, c1470-1523. Artist: Perugino
St Sebastian, c1470-1523. Found in the collection of the Louvre, Paris, France

Background imageSaint Sebastian Collection: Saint Sebastian, c1611-1666. Artist: Guercino

Saint Sebastian, c1611-1666. Artist: Guercino
Saint Sebastian, c1611-1666. Saint Sebastian was a Christian saint and martyr, Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Background imageSaint Sebastian Collection: Saint Sebastian, 1457. Artist: Andrea del Castagno

Saint Sebastian, 1457. Artist: Andrea del Castagno
Saint Sebastian, 1457. Sebastian was a Christian saint and martyr, who is said to have died under the persecution of Christians by the Roman emperor Diocletian in the 3rd century

Background imageSaint Sebastian Collection: La Madonna della Rondine (The Madonna of the Swallow), after 1490. Artist: Crivelli, Carlo (c)

La Madonna della Rondine (The Madonna of the Swallow), after 1490. Artist: Crivelli, Carlo (c. 1435-c. 1495)
La Madonna della Rondine (The Madonna of the Swallow), after 1490. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Background imageSaint Sebastian Collection: Saint Sebastian, 1478. Artist: Antonello da Messina (ca 1430-1479)

Saint Sebastian, 1478. Artist: Antonello da Messina (ca 1430-1479)
Saint Sebastian, 1478. Found in the collection of the Dresden State Art Collections

Background imageSaint Sebastian Collection: Saint Sebastian, 1533. Artist: Bronzino, Agnolo (1503-1572)

Saint Sebastian, 1533. Artist: Bronzino, Agnolo (1503-1572)
Saint Sebastian, 1533. Found in the collection of the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collections

Background imageSaint Sebastian Collection: Saint Sebastian, c. 1618. Artist: Rubens, Pieter Paul (1577-1640)

Saint Sebastian, c. 1618. Artist: Rubens, Pieter Paul (1577-1640)
Saint Sebastian, c. 1618. Found in the collection of the Staatliche Museen, Berlin

Background imageSaint Sebastian Collection: Ida Rubinstein in the ballet Le Martyre de Saint Sebastien, 1911-1912

Ida Rubinstein in the ballet Le Martyre de Saint Sebastien, 1911-1912
Ida Rubinstein in the ballet Le Martyre de Saint Sebastien

Background imageSaint Sebastian Collection: Costume design for Italian writer Gabriele D Annunzios drama The Martyrdom of St Sebastian, 1911

Costume design for Italian writer Gabriele D Annunzios drama The Martyrdom of St Sebastian, 1911. Artist: Leon Bakst
Costume design for Italian writer Gabriele D Annunzios drama The Martyrdom of St Sebastian, 1911

Background imageSaint Sebastian Collection: The Glorification of St Sebastian, late 17th / early 18th century. Artist: Sebastiano Ricci

The Glorification of St Sebastian, late 17th / early 18th century. Artist: Sebastiano Ricci
The Glorification of St Sebastian, late 17th/early 18th century. From the Musee du Louvre, Paris

Background imageSaint Sebastian Collection: Two Women Annointing Wounds Saint Sebastian recto

Two Women Annointing Wounds Saint Sebastian recto
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Background imageSaint Sebastian Collection: Saint Sebastian Tempera oil wood Overall arched top

Saint Sebastian Tempera oil wood Overall arched top
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"Saint Sebastian: A Timeless Icon of Faith and Resilience" Throughout the centuries, the image has captivated artists and viewers alike, serving as a symbol of unwavering faith and unyielding strength. From Guercino's poignant portrayal in 1642 to Mantegna's powerful rendition in "The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian, " this saint's story continues to inspire. In Andrea Mantegna's ca. 1459 depiction, we witness Saint Sebastian bound to a tree, arrows piercing his body. The artist masterfully captures the martyrdom endured by this brave figure who remained steadfast in his devotion till the end. Similarly, Jan Muller's ca. 1600 artwork portrays the intensity of Saint Sebastian's suffering with vivid detail. But it is not only through pain that Saint Sebastian is remembered; he also represents hope amidst adversity. Mattia Preti beautifully illustrates this sentiment in his 1653-56 painting where he portrays our saint as a beacon of light emerging from darkness. From Italy to Brazil, Saint Sebastian transcends borders and cultures. In Benvenuto Tisi’s work from circa 1520-25, we see how even during the Renaissance period, artists sought inspiration from this timeless figure. And in Rio de Janeiro’s city center skyline viewed from Parque das Ruinas or Lapa with its iconic Yellow Tram crossing Carioca Aqueduct – symbols of resilience themselves – we find echoes of Saint Sebastian’s enduring spirit. Notably depicted alongside other biblical figures like Our Lady and St John the Evangelist in various artworks such as "Crucifixion of Christ with Our Lady, " created by an unknown artist around 1596 on canvas - these portrayals remind us that even amidst great suffering, there is solace found within community.