Saint Sebastian

Aspertini, Amico (1474 or 1475-1552)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
1505
Height:
115.0 cm  (45 1/4 in.)
Width:
66.0 cm  (26 in.)
Technique / Medium:
oil on panel
Place of creation:
Ferrara

    Item location

  • National Gallery of Art (Washington, DC)
    Samuel H. Kress Collection[Museum inv. no.: 1961.9.1]

Description

In a mythological frieze that runs behind St. Sebastian's legs, a woman is playing a kithara.

People as subjects

St. Sebastian

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Kithara [4940]

RIdIM images


Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington

Image URLs

image link 1
National Gallery of Art image and description

RIdIM record id

6