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St Sebastian (Perugino, Hermitage)

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Saint Sebastian
ArtistPerugino
Year1493-1494
Mediumoil on panel
Dimensions53,3 cm × 39,5 cm (210 in × 156 in)
LocationHermitage, St Petersburg

St Sebastian is one of several paintings of Saint Sebastian by Perugino. It shows him three-quarter length and is signed "P[I]E[T]RUS PERUSINUS PINXIT" (Peter of Perugia painted [this]) on the arrow in his neck. It was painted in 1493–1494. It is now in the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Vittoria Garibaldi, Perugino, in Pittori del Rinascimento, Scala, Florence, 2004 (Italian) (ISBN 888117099X)