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Painting of a nearly nude young man tied to a tree, with arrows in his shoulder and side, looking down.

St Sebastian

A nearly nude young man, his arm bound above his head to a tree trunk, looks downward while three arrows pierce his torso and shoulder, with thin lines of blood running down his skin. Dark foliage and a sky fill the background, and a white cloth wraps his hips against the warm, shadowed painting.

Artist
attributed to Juan Carreño de Miranda
Date
1655-1665
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
2952 × 3566 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1665.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: San Sebastián atado a un árbol, atravesado por flechas

Un joven casi desnudo, con un brazo atado sobre la cabeza al tronco de un árbol, mira hacia abajo mientras tres flechas le atraviesan el torso y el hombro, con delgados hilos de sangre sobre la piel. Al fondo se ven follaje oscuro y cielo, y un paño blanco cubre sus caderas.

Português: São Sebastião amarrado a uma árvore, atravessado por flechas

Um jovem quase nu, com um braço amarrado acima da cabeça ao tronco de uma árvore, olha para baixo enquanto três flechas atravessam seu torso e ombro, com finos filetes de sangue escorrendo pela pele. Ao fundo, folhagem escura e céu; um pano branco envolve seus quadris.

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