…St. Sebastian recovered. He was tended by Irene. Only later, after he publicly reproached the Emperor Diocletian for mistreating Christians, was St. Sebastian finally martyred by a brutal beating.
Hendrick ter Brugghen, a disciple of Caravaggio, painted this lovely depiction of Irene removing St. Sebastian’s arrows. I for one, philistine that I am, never heard of ter Brugghen before now. But, my gosh. On display at the National Gallery until May 15
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Beauty amidst the horror. I hadn’t heard of Hendrick ter Brugghen before, either; the Caravaggio influence seems to prevail. And, now I know much more about St. Sebastian than before. I see some of the thoughts of the earlier post in the depiction of his death.
By the way; we’ve got to stop meeting like this. Everyone will think we have nothing else to do.
Thanks!
LIH,
joe Doane
Very nice, I am also very partial of the painting upon the same theme (1836) by Eugene Delacroix.
http://www.allposters.com/-sp/St-Sebastian-1836-Posters_i4038511_.htm?aid=1204271680