Saint Sebastian Saint Sebastian, from the Onze-Lieve-Vrouwe-Gasthuis in Mechelen, Saint Sebastian stands on a pedestal, tied to a truncated tree. The right hip swings strongly to the left, his left leg is bent, his upper body is tilted to the right and his head is tilted in the opposite direction. Both arms are tied to tree branches at the wrists, the right one above his head, the left one at the height of his left hip. The legs are tied to the trunk at the ankles with a cord. Seven arrows injure his body. He is only wearing a loincloth that fans out to the left. A shield hangs on the tree. The image is on a console, which is profiled on the top and bottom. In the middle part an angel floating to the right, holding a shield, St. Sebastian, is pierced by arrows, Mechelen, anonymous, c. 1525, walnut (hardwood), h 124.5 cm × w 40.0 cm × d 29.5 cm
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