Why it matters
Saint Sebastian is shot by archers on the orders of Emperor Diocletian, set in a realistic landscape. Memling was one of the first painters to create great depth with a distant landscape.
Did you know?
- It dates from around 1475.
- It is painted on an oak panel.
- The Brussels museum bought it in 1884.
Based on the Dutch Wikipedia article De marteling van de heilige Sebastiaan (CC BY-SA 4.0).
