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The image shows a person hanging from a tree branch. The person is standing on their tiptoes, gripping the branch with one arm. They have a detailed facial expression with closed lips and wavy hair flowing around their face and shoulders. The person's body is muscular and partly exposed, wearing draped clothing. The background features a textured, cross-hatched pattern, particularly on the tree trunk. Various lines in the image create depth and shadow.

St. Sebastian, Bound to a Tree

Bartholomaeus Spranger (Netherlandish, 1546 - 1611)

c. 1589 · etching on laid paper with handwritten note

National Gallery of Art · Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0)

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