Saint Sebastian Nursed by Saint Irene
Date:
17th Century
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
48 3/4 × 42 3/4 inches (123.83 × 108.59 cm)
Credit Line:
Founders Society Purchase, Ralph Harman Booth Bequest Fund
Object number:
48.278
Night scene, lit by single candle, center. St. Sebastian, semi-nude, leans against armor, left. He bleeds from a chest wound, and an arrow has pierced his left leg above the knee. St. Irene, right, attends to his wounded leg. Another female figure, upper center, turns away from the scene.
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