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.
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St. Sebastian, Bound to a Tree

Bartholomaeus Spranger (Netherlandish, 1546 - 1611)

c. 1589

Medium
etching on laid paper with handwritten note
Classification
Print
Dimensions
sheet: 20 x 9.1 cm (7 7/8 x 3 9/16 in.)
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Adult profiles and older: its museum's description or title mentions nudity. How works are placed

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