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Saint Sebastian Interceding for the Plague Stricken (at top), [19] Josse Lieferinxe, 1497–1499, The Walters Art Museum. The belief that Saint Sebastian was a defense against the plague was a medieval addition to his reputation, which largely accounts for the enormous increase in his importance in the Late Middle Ages. [20]
Saint Sebastian is the subject of three paintings by the Italian Early Renaissance master Andrea Mantegna.The Paduan artist lived in a period of frequent plagues; Sebastian was considered protector against the plague as he had been shot through by arrows, and it was thought that plague spread abroad through the air.
In spite of appearance, both the Basque form Donostia and the Spanish form San Sebastián have the same meaning — Saint Sebastian.The dona/done/doni element in Basque place names signifies "saint" and is derived from Latin domine; the second part of Donostia contains a shortened form of the saint's name. [11]
Saint Sebastian Tended by Saint Irene is an incident in the legends of Saint Sebastian and Saint Irene of Rome. [1] It was not prominent in the hagiographical literature until the late Renaissance, and is hardly seen in art before then.
Saint Sebastian is a painting of the early Christian saint and martyr Saint Sebastian painted c. 1501–1502 by the Italian High Renaissance artist Raphael. Part of his early works, it is housed in the Accademia Carrara of Bergamo, Italy. [1] In 2022 the painting was included in an exhibition held at the National Gallery in London.
The Pucci family commissioned the work as the altarpiece for the family chapel, the oratory dedicated to Saint Sebastian in the church of Santissima Annunziata, Florence. Giorgio Vasari dates it to 1475, attributing it solely to Antonio del Pollaiuolo, but it is today usually seen as a joint work, no doubt also involving assistants from their ...
The Judgment of Sebastian. The Saettatura (Shooting of Arrows) panel is the only one signed by Semitecolo [2] and stands as an important source of information. The complete altarpiece is composed of six panels, four of which depict Saint Sebastian's martyrdom, including the Saettatura. [1]
Sebastian became a widely used name because it was the name of Saint Sebastian, a third-century Christian martyr. Sébastien/Sebastien are related names. Notable people and characters named Sebastian or Sebastián include: Saint Sebastian in Ilpendam, Netherlands Saint Sebastian in Bamberg, Germany