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Saint Sebastian (Mantegna)
Set of three painting by Andrea Mantegna
| Saint Sebastian |
| Andrea Mantegna, 1490 |
| Panel, 210 × 91 cm |
| Ca' d'Oro, Venice |
| Saint Sebastian |
| Andrea Mantegna, 1480 |
| Canvas, 255 x 140 cm |
| Musée du Louvre, Paris |
Saint Sebastian is the subject of three paintings by the Italian Early Renaissance master Andrea Mantegna.
Saint sebastian biography wikipedia
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 his long stay in Mantua, furthermore, Mantegna resided near the San Sebastiano church dedicated to Saint Sebastian.
The Saint Sebastian of Vienna
It has been suggested that the picture was made after Mantegna had recovered from the plague in Padua (1456–1457). Probably commissioned by the city's podestà to celebrate the end of the pestilence, it was finished before the