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Heinrich Beltz (Swiss, 1801–1869).

Der hl. Sebastian, 1848.

Öl auf Leinwand, 107 x 85.5 cm (117 x 97 x 6 cm).

Source: Kunstmuseum Basel.

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Hoje faço 4 anos de Tumblr! 🥳

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Mishima: a Life in Four Chapters

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Mishima: a Life in Four Chapters

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Study for painting of St. Sebastian by Giovanni Colacicchi, 1940s

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Alexander Kosolapov St. Sebastian

B & W photograph, 1980

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Maurice Denis Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian

Oil on canvas, 41 x 32.5 cm, 1893

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Slings and arrows, Marc Burckhardt

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St. Sebastian por Charissa Via Flickr: The martyrdom of St. Sebastian (Livio Pavanelli) in "Fabiola," directed by Enrico Guazzoni, 1918. Scanned from Silent Movies: The Birth of Film and the Triumph of Movie Culture.

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Antoon van Dyck (Belgian [Flemish], 1599-1641).

Les Préparatifs du martyre de saint Sébastien, XVIIe siècle (1600-1700).

Huil sur bois, 0,37 x 0,28 m (avec accessoire: 0,52 x 0,43 m).

Source: Louvre Collections.

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Antoon van Dyck (Belgian [Flemish], 1599-1641).

Étude pour le martyre de saint Sébastien, 1e quart du XVIIe siècle (1600 - 1625).

Huile sur papier collé sur bois, 0,645 m x o,41 m (avec accessoire: 0,84 m x 0,615 m).

Source: Louvre Collections.

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Francesco Rustici (Italian [Senese], circa 1595-1626).

Saint Sébastien, XVIIe siècle.

Toile (canvas), 2,24 m x 1,54 m.

Source: Louvre Collections.

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#25 37 por Wayne

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#25 36 por Wayne

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LOVE ….. (the martyrdom of) St Sebastian by Peter Paul Rubens /c. 1614-1618 Eros/cupid based on Putti: a ceiling decoration (Manner of Peter Paul Rubens) /c.1660s ….. Meet me on facebook and twitter and instagram. Tip me on patreon.

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“San Sebastián de la parada de Insurgentes” (Serie Calvin Klein) por Rafael Cauduro, 1986.

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Today is the feast of Saint Sebastian, the catholic saint who became an icon of gay art.

According to the legend, Sebastian was born in the year 256 in France, which was then part of the Roman Empire. As a brave young warrior, he became part of the Imperial Guard. A christian himself, he helped other christians escape from torture and execution, but his fellow Roman soldiers denounced him to the authorities. Sentenced to death, he was tied to a tree and arrows were shot at him, but he had divine protection and could not die. He was later executed by stoning.

The story of Sebastian was very popular during the Renaissance, and many artists of the time saw him as the perfect excuse to paint half nude men in erotic poses. For centuries, artists have created their own versions of the martyrdom of Saint Sebastian and today he is one of the most recognizable characters in queer art. 

He is a homoerotic symbol of passion repressed, the arrows representing the pain of a love forbidden and thus kept in secret.

You can find prints of my painting "The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian" in Etsy! Click here!