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'The Martyrdom of St Sebastian', 16th century. Artist: Gregorio Lopez

'The Martyrdom of St Sebastian', 16th century. Sebastian was born in Gaul and was a member of the Emperor Diocletian's Praetorian Guard. As a Christian he was sentenced to be executed by archers. He was left for dead but was nursed back to health. When Diocletian discovered that Sebastian was still alive, he ordered that he be clubbed to death. From the National Museum of Arts and Antiquities, Lisbon.
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Title:
'The Martyrdom of St Sebastian', 16th century. Artist: Gregorio Lopez
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'The Martyrdom of St Sebastian', 16th century. Sebastian was born in Gaul and was a member of the Emperor Diocletian's Praetorian Guard. As a Christian he was sentenced to be executed by archers. He was left for dead but was nursed back to health. When Diocletian discovered that Sebastian was still alive, he ordered that he be clubbed to death. From the National Museum of Arts and Antiquities, Lisbon.
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6115 x 2855 px | 49.9 MB
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51.8 x 24.2 cm | 20.4 x 9.5 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
16 16TH XVI XVITH SIXTEENTH CENTURY 16 CENTURY 16TH CENTURY 16TH 3RD CENTURY 4TH CENTURY AIMING ANGER ARC ARCH ARCHER ARCHERY ARCHES ARCHWAY ARCO ARMS ARMS: BOW AND ARROW ARROW ARROWS ART ARTS BALLISTA BINDING BOOKBINDING BOW (WEAPON) BOW AND ARROW BOW BOWMAN BUILDING CENTURY CHRISTIAN CHRISTIANISM CHRISTIANITY CITY CLOSED EYES COLOR COLOUR CONCEPT CONSTRUCTION COUNTRY CRIME CRISTIANDAD CRISTIANISMO CROSSBOW CRUELTY DART BOARD DEATH EXECUTION EXTERIOR EYES CLOSED EYES SHUT FRONT VIEW FULL BODY FURY GATEWAY GREGORIO LÓPEZ GREGORIO GROUP GUY HORIZONTAL HUNDRED YEARS WAR ILLUSTRATION AND PAINTING KILL KILLING KILLS LARGE GROUP OF PEOPLE LATERAL VIEW LAW LOCATION LOPEZ MALE LIKENESS MALE MAN MARTYR MARTYRDOM OF ST SEBASTIAN, THE MARTYRDOM MEN MISERY MOTION MURDER MURDERING OIL ONLY MEN OUTSIDE PAINTING PEOPLE POLE PORTUGAL PORTUGUESE PUNISHMENT RAGE RELIGION RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION RELIGIOUS RENAISSANCE SAINT SEBASTIEN SEBASTIAN SHOOTING SIDE VIEW SIXTEENTH CENTURY SLAUGHTER SLAUGHTERING SOLDIER SOLDIERS SPORT SPORTS ST SEBASTIAN ST SEBASTIEN ST ST. STANDING TARGET TORMENTER VIOLENCE VIOLENCIA VIOLENT VULNERABILITY WAIST UP WAR WARFARE WARS WEAPON WEAPONARY WEAPONRY WEAPONS WHOLE BODY WHOLE-BODY WOUND WOUNDED XVI CENTURY