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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf painting
artHistoricalSignificance important example of early Renaissance anatomical study
key work in Mantegna’s exploration of classical antiquity
artisticStyle illusionistic perspective
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
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
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
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
Saints in art
support panel
theme faith under persecution
human suffering
triumph of spiritual endurance
titleInItalian San Sebastiano NERFINISHED

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Andrea Mantegna notableWork Saint Sebastian (Vienna)