Saint Sebastian. Process print, 190-.

Date:
[between 1900 and 1909?]
Reference:
2045868i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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Credit

Saint Sebastian. Process print, 190-. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

About this work

Description

Photograph of a painting depicting Saint Sebastian being attacked with arrows, taken from a fresco (paired with one of Saint Roch) in the Chiesa di Santa Maria degli Angeli in Lugano

Publication/Creation

Zürich : Edition Photoglob, [between 1900 and 1909?]

Physical description

1 postcard : process print ; 13.9 x 9 cm

Lettering

Lugano - Chiesa degli Angeli. San Sebastino [sic]

Notes

The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "Saint Sebastian, an early Christian martyr, is usually depicted nearly naked, tied to a tree, and pierced by arrows. As such, he is probably the most easily recognised Christian martyr, and has become something of a cult among gay artists. He has been the subject of works by Guido Reni, Botticelli, Titian and John Singer Sargent to name but a few, and the subject of a controversial film by Derek Jarman in the 1970s. Postcards of some of these paintings are frequently found in gay collections".
This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2045868i

Where to find it

  • Unlabelled photograph album

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