Saint Sebastian

Saint Sebastian probably early 16th century, carved from wood, painted in multiple colours and partially gilded, a fully sculpted depiction of the Christian martyr St Sebastian, who, according to tradition, publicly professed his Christian faith whilst serving as a Roman soldier and captain of Emperor Diocletian’s bodyguard, whereupon he was sentenced to death and tied to a tree, where archers were to shoot him; however, Sebastian, presumed dead, was later rescued from the arrows by the pious

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