SADELER, Aegidius II
(b. 1570, Antwerpen, d. 1629, Prague)

The Martyrdom of St Sebastian

c. 1595
Etching and engraving
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

This print, based on Palma il Giovane, shows two soldiers lashing Sebastian to a tree as an angel hovers above with a martyr's crown and palm.




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