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- Reference number
- P01095
- Author
- Ribera, José de (Spanish)
- Title
- Saint Sebastian
- Chronology
- 1636
- Technique
- Support
- Measures
- 127 cm x 100 cm
- School
- Theme
- Shown
- Yes
- Entrance
- COLECCION REAL
- Procedence
- Royal Collection
This is a representation of Saint
Sebastian's first martyrdom. For
his defense of Christianity, this
Roman soldier was condemned to be
executed by arrows shot by two
archers. Saint Irene freed him
while he was still alive and cured
his wounds. He was a very popular
saint because one of his
attributions was the power to cure
the black plague.
Ribera depicts the moment when the
saint puts himself in God's hands,
thus accentuating the drama of the
scene and exalting the
Counterreformation message of
devotion to the holy martyrs as
examples of Christian life.
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