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Engraving of Saint Sebastian, nude and bound to a column, with arrows through his body, beside an arch and distant hills.

St. Sebastian Bound to the Column

An engraving in black ink on laid paper shows a nearly nude young man bound with his arms behind a column, pierced by arrows at the chest, waist and head. He stands on a grassy ledge beside an arch, with a distant hilly landscape and fine hatched shading on the stone.

Artist
Albrecht Dürer
Date
c. 1499
Medium
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2379 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1504).
Rights checked 2026-11-04 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, The Charles Deering Collection

Español: San Sebastián atado a la columna

Un grabado en tinta negra sobre papel vergé muestra a un joven casi desnudo, con los brazos atados detrás de una columna y flechas clavadas en el pecho, la cintura y la cabeza. Está de pie sobre una franja de hierba junto a un arco, con un paisaje de colinas al fondo.

Português: São Sebastião amarrado à coluna

Uma gravura em tinta preta sobre papel vergê mostra um jovem quase nu, com os braços amarrados atrás de uma coluna e flechas cravadas no peito, na cintura e na cabeça. Ele está de pé sobre um terreno gramado ao lado de um arco, com uma paisagem de colinas ao fundo.

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