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Saint Sebastian
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Saint Sebastian

Pietro Tacca · c. 1610 - c. 1615 · patinaed; gild; bronze (metal); ijzerdraad

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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All traces of the arrows that, according to legend, pierced the martyr Sebastian are missing here. The drama of this scultpre is concentrated entirely in the pose of the sensual, idealized nude body. The tormented Sebastian has lost consciousness and hangs limply against the trunk of the tree to which he is bound by one wrist.

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Credit lineSebastiaan. c. 1610 - c. 1615. Pietro Tacca. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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