St. Sebastian

Identifier
DZIELO/01350
Category
Picture
Amount
1
Catalogue note author
Paulina Kluz

Abstract

The painting was created for finial of the altar under the invocation of St. Onuphrius in the third quarter of the 18th century. Saint Sebastian was a Roman martyr and suffered death tied to a tree and pierced by arrows. In iconography, he is portrayed as a young man with an ideal body, girded with a fabric in the hip area only, tied to a pole or a tree, pierced by arrows.

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How to cite?

Paulina Kluz, "St. Sebastian", [in:] "The Sacred Lesser Poland Heritage", 2024, source:  https://sdm.upjp2.edu.pl/en/works/st-sebastian

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