'St Sebastian' 17th century. Artist: Perugino
/1156566.jpg "'St Sebastian' 17th century. Artist: Perugino")
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'St Sebastian' 17th century. (c290). St Sebastian was an early Christian martyr, condemned to death by shooting with arrows by the Emperor Diocletian (284-313) in c290. The archers failed to kill him however, and he was nursed back to health by a Christian widow. When Diocletian discovered Sebastian was still alive he ordered him beaten to death.
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Creator
- Perugino, attributed to: Italian: Artist
Subject
- St Sebastian: Roman, Italian: Saint
Category Hierarchy
Religion & Belief Christianity
Society & Culture Art & Literature
Artistic Representations Portraits
Society & Culture Death & Burial
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3720x4704
File Size : 51,267kb
Aliases
- 004176
- F403547
- 004176
- 0390003326
- 1-156-566
- 1156566
- 3326
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