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Woodcut of an archer drawing a bow toward a nude man bound to a tree on the right, with arrows on the ground and a distant town in the background.

The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian

A woodcut in black ink shows a bearded archer in a fur-collared coat drawing his bow toward a nude, bound young man tied to a tree trunk at right. Arrows lie on the ground in the foreground, and a distant town and hills stretch across the flat landscape.

Artist
Hans Baldung Grien
Date
1505/07
Medium
Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2466 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1512).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of the Print and Drawing Club

Español: El martirio de San Sebastián

Una xilografía en tinta negra muestra a un arquero barbado, con abrigo de cuello de piel, que tensa su arco hacia un joven desnudo atado a un tronco a la derecha. En primer plano hay flechas en el suelo, y al fondo se extienden un pueblo lejano y colinas.

Português: O martírio de São Sebastião

Uma xilogravura em tinta preta mostra um arqueiro barbudo, com casaco de gola de pele, puxando o arco em direção a um jovem nu amarrado a um tronco à direita. No primeiro plano há flechas no chão, e ao fundo se estendem uma cidade distante e colinas.