Saint Sebastian by Andrea Mantegna: The Martyr Among the Ruins, as a Vintage Poster (c. 1480)
A young man stands tied to a broken classical arch, his body pierced by arrows, his eyes turned calmly to the sky. Around him lie fragments of ancient sculpture, a fig tree grows from the ruins, and at the bottom edge two archers turn away as if their work were done. Andrea Mantegna painted this monumental Saint Sebastian in about 1480, and it now hangs in the Musée du Louvre in Paris. The picture below is our vintage poster of the painting; the original is shown further down. Vintage art poster by Sapiens Verbum after Andrea Mantegna, Saint Sebastian , about 1480 (Musée du Louvre, Paris). Available from the Sapiens Verbum print shop. 🖼️ Get the vintage poster → License this image → Quick facts Artist: Andrea Mantegna (about 1431–1506), Italian painter Title: Saint Sebastian Date: about 1480 Medium: Tempera on canvas, 255 × 140 cm Location: Musée du Louvre, Paris (RF 1766), acquired in 1910 Subject: The martyr...