Saint Sebastian

1514

Hans Baldung Grien

Associated Names
Hans Baldung Grien

Artist, German, 1484/1485 - 1545

The image shows a naked male figure tied to a tree with ropes. The figure appears to have long hair, a beard, and facial features. He is slumped over with his head tilted to the side, and arms and legs stretched out. An arrow is shown piercing his side and underarm. Surrounding the figure are small cherubs with wings, two of which are hovering in clouds on the left. The background features clouds, hills, trees, and a distant house, with a bearded man in draped clothing visible in the upper right among the clouds.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Philip Hofer

  • Dimensions

    image: 31.1 x 23.3 cm (12 1/4 x 9 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 31.7 x 23.7 cm (12 1/2 x 9 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1942.2.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 128

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

Wikidata ID

Q64957153

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