Heilige Sebastiaan c. 1470 - 1491

"Heilige Sebastiaan" is a 15th-century engraving by the German artist Martin Schongauer. This detailed print, now housed in the Rijksmuseum, depicts Saint Sebastian tied to a tree and pierced by arrows, a common theme in religious art. Schongauer, renowned for his masterful use of line, captures the saint’s agony and the dramatic scene with meticulous detail. This small-scale work (159mm x 113mm) reveals the artist’s technical mastery, emphasizing his influence on the development of printmaking in the late 15th century.