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Martyrdom of St. Sebastian, print, album page, Saint Sebastian is bound to a pillar. His body is pierced with arrows. This print is part of an album., printmaker: Lucas Vorsterman (II), Antwerp, after painting by David Teniers (II), Southern Netherlands, after painting by Antonello da Messina, Messina, after painting by Giovanni Bellini, Venice, Brussels, grantor of privilege: Spanish crown, 1660, Sicily, paper, etching, engraving, height 220 mm x width 155 mm, Print after a missing fragment of the altarpiece for the San Cassiano in Venice, the rest of which is in the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. The painted copy by Teniers is also located there (inventory number GG_6784). David Teniers probably produced an oil study on canvas or panel (so-called pasticcio) of every painting in the collection of Leopold William of Austria, which served as models for the printmakers. It is not always clear whether the pasticci were made by him or by his studio. Not all pasticci have survived., St. Sebastian, tied to a tree or a pillar, is pierced by arrows, A monochrome engraving of a partially nude young man shown from the hips up, facing slightly upward and to the side, with shoulder-length wavy hair and a cloth draped around his lower waist, his arms bound behind him, small arrows protruding from his chest and side, and a vertical column visible behind him against a densely stippled dark background.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26B27_468

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

38.9Mo (11.1Mo) / 26.4cm x 36.8cm / 3124 x 4351 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Martyrdom St Sebastian print album page Saint Sebastian bound pillar body pierced arrows part album printmaker Lucas Vorsterman Ii Antwerp painting David Teniers Southern Netherlands Antonello da Messina Messina Giovanni Bellini Venice Brussels grantor privilege Spanish crown 1660 Sicily paper etching engraving height 220 mm x width 155 mm Print missing fragment altarpiece San Cassiano rest collection Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna painted copy Teniers also located inventory number GG_6784 produced oil study canvas panel -called pasticcio every painting Leopold William Austria served models printmakers clear whether pasticci studio survived tied tree monochrome engraving partially nude young man shown hips up facing slightly upward side shoulder-length wavy hair cloth draped lower waist arms bound small protruding chest vertical column visible densely stippled dark background