The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian

c. 1620

Aegidius Sadeler II

Associated Names
Aegidius Sadeler II

Artist, Flemish, c. 1570 - 1629

The image shows a man with his hands stretched above his head and fastened to a column. He has a pained expression on his face, sharp facial features, and curly hair. His torso is bare with a cloth around his waist. Surrounding him are winged cherubs holding ropes. In the background, there is a curtain and barren trees. The image has a classical, dramatic style with detailed engravings.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 45.8 x 32.8 cm (18 1/16 x 12 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 48.2 x 35.5 cm (19 x 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1992.18.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 95, State ii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2007

  • St. Sebastian in Print, Palmer Museum of Art, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 2007.

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Aegidius sadeler inventor, et Sculpsit; lower right in plate: Marcus sadeler excudit.; across bottom in plate: ALIGERI IVVENES, NE SOLVITE FVNIBVS ISTIS ... QVOT MIHI DIVINVS PECTORA FIXIT AMOR.; by later hand, upper right in brown ink: 73; by later hand, lower left in brown ink: 2 1/2 [? ]; by later hand, lower right in black ink: 18 / 07 / 15

Wikidata ID

Q75118193

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