Saint Sebastian, executed by the orders of the Roman emperor Diocletian in 287AD.Inspired a lot of lurid religious art.
Hans Memling - The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian (1470-1480).
Francesco Botticini - The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian (1450).
Botticelli, Sandro - The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian (1474).
And another one by Botticelli
Antonio Pollaiuolo - The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian.
Andrea Mantegna - The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian (1470).
Andrea Mantegna - The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian (1480).First popular illustration of a firing squad?
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