Saint Sebastian (Vienna)
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Saint Sebastian (Vienna) is a renowned Renaissance painting by Andrea Mantegna depicting the Christian martyr Saint Sebastian bound and pierced with arrows, notable for its dramatic realism and classical architectural setting.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saint Sebastian (Vienna) canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
important example of early Renaissance anatomical study
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key work in Mantegna’s exploration of classical antiquity ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
illusionistic perspective
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sculptural treatment of the human body ⓘ |
| cataloguedIn | Kunsthistorisches Museum painting collection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collection | Kunsthistorisches Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Andrea Mantegna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Christian martyrdom
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Roman-style architecture ⓘ Saint Sebastian NERFINISHED ⓘ arrows ⓘ classical ruins ⓘ male nude figure ⓘ martyr tied to a column ⓘ |
| genre | Christian art ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
Saint Sebastian (Aigues-Mortes)
NERFINISHED
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Saint Sebastian (Louvre) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iconography | Saint Sebastian bound and pierced with arrows NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenceOn | later depictions of Saint Sebastian in Western art ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Italian ⓘ |
| lightingCharacteristic | strong chiaroscuro ⓘ |
| location | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationCountry | Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Italian Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
classical architectural setting
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dramatic realism ⓘ |
| partOf | Mantegna’s Saint Sebastian series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | 15th century ⓘ |
| perspectiveType | linear perspective ⓘ |
| religionDepicted | Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| school | Paduan school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectHeading |
Martyrdom in art
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Saints in art ⓘ |
| support | panel ⓘ |
| theme |
faith under persecution
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human suffering ⓘ triumph of spiritual endurance ⓘ |
| titleInItalian | San Sebastiano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.