Saint Sebastian Clubbed to Death

A red chalk drawing shows a nude man being struck by club-wielding men at center, while a kneeling figure at lower left looks on. Cherubs hover in the clouds at upper left above a classical colonnade, and a crowd of soldiers stands at right. Soft shading and loose hatching suggest a study made with an expressive, quick hand.

Look closer: Cherubs crowd the clouds at the upper left, above the architecture.

Artist

Andrea Camassei

Date

1602–49

Medium

Red chalk, over some faint traces of black chalk

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

2630 × 4000 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1965