On-line gallery
- Reference number
- P00649
- Author
- Carreño de Miranda, Juan (Spanish)
- Title
- Saint Sebastian
- Chronology
- 1656
- Technique
- Support
- Measures
- 171 cm x 113 cm
- School
- Theme
- Shown
- Yes
- Entrance
- MUSEO DE LA TRINIDAD
- Procedence
- Trinity Museum
A representation of the first
martyrdom of Saint Sebastian, a
third-century Roman officer under
Emperor Diocletian whose own
colleagues shot him with arrows as
punishment for professing Christian
faith. Saint Irene freed him while
he was still alive and cured his
wounds. He was a very popular saint
as he was said to have the power to
stop epidemics of the plague.
The composition of this scene
clearly shows the influence of
Venetian and Flemish painting on
Spanish Baroque painters,
especially the rich use of color as
a vehicle for expression.
This work was at the Convent of the
Nuns of Vallecas, in Madrid.
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