Der Heilige Sebastian wird gefesselt

Title

Der Heilige Sebastian wird gefesselt

Draughtsman

• Philipp Veit

Period Produced

• 19th century

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• graphite-clay mixture
• paper

Technique

• pencil drawing

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• figure study
• composition study

Captions Added Later

Verso Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

• Nicht vorhanden

Work Catalogues

• Suhr 1991.314.Z.368

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• historical narration
• depiction of a saint
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• Sebastian (saint)
• Jesus Christ

Primary

• 11H(SEBASTIAN)62 St. Sebastian, tied to a tree or a pillar, is pierced by arrows
• 11H(SEBASTIAN)62(+0) St. Sebastian, tied to a tree or a pillar, is pierced by arrows (+ variant)
• 48C161 column, pillar ~ architecture

Alternative

• 73D351 flagellation by soldiers, Christ usually tied to a column (Matthew 27:26; Mark 15:15; John 19:1)