Sebastian was a Roman centurion , who was discovered to be a Christian and was sentenced to death by the Emperor Diocletian . He was bound to a stake and shot with arrows . He was left for dead , although the arrows had not killed him and he was eventually stoned to death . Honthorst was one of the first artists to portray Saint Sebastian as a half-length figure , slumped forward in a seated position .The pose was subsequently adopted by other followers of Caravaggio in Utrecht , including Jan van Bijlert and Hendrik ter Brugghen in the mid 1620's . This picture was probably painted shortly after Honthorst's return to Utrecht in 1620 .
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- " Every day we should hear at least one good song , read one good poem , see one exquisite picture , and , if possible , speak a few sensible words . " Johann Wolfgang von Goethe "
Sunday, 17 June 2012
' Saint Sebastian ' Gerrit van Honthorst , Dutch (1590-1656) Oil on canvas , circa 1623 . The National Gallery , London .
Sebastian was a Roman centurion , who was discovered to be a Christian and was sentenced to death by the Emperor Diocletian . He was bound to a stake and shot with arrows . He was left for dead , although the arrows had not killed him and he was eventually stoned to death . Honthorst was one of the first artists to portray Saint Sebastian as a half-length figure , slumped forward in a seated position .The pose was subsequently adopted by other followers of Caravaggio in Utrecht , including Jan van Bijlert and Hendrik ter Brugghen in the mid 1620's . This picture was probably painted shortly after Honthorst's return to Utrecht in 1620 .
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