ID: 901001245 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001245	Record Type: Event/Narrative

	Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian (Christian iconography)

Note: Narrative or devotional scene of St. Sebastian being or having been shot through with arrows as means of execution. St. Irene discovered that he was not dead, and nursed him back to health. Thus the story was associated with survival of grave injury or illness; he became a patron of those afflicted by plague. Although he was not killed by this attempted execution, but later was beaten to death, the shooting with arrows is the most common iconographical theme associated with Sebastian and is called his "martyrdom."

Display Date: 287 CE

Names:

	Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian (Christian iconography) (preferred,English-P,D,P)
	Saint Sebastian Pierced with Arrows (Christian iconography) (English,U,P)
	Martirio di San Sebastiano (Christian iconography) (Italian-P,D,P)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Christian iconography> (P)
		........<Other Christian narratives> (P)
		............Life of Saint Sebastian (Christian iconography) (I)
		................Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian (Christian iconography) (I)

Related Iconography:

	actor is .... Sebastian, Saint
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, Christian characters, Sebastian, Saint (Christian character)) [901000344]

Other Relationships:

	topic is .... martyrdom
	.....(deaths, personal life events, events (activities), Events (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Christianity
	.....(Abrahamic religions, religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	topic is .... execution by arrows
	.....(executions (personal life events), deaths, personal life events, events (activities), Events (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	role/characteristic is .... hagiography (literary genre)
	.....(biographies (literary genre), genres for literature, genres in literature and performing arts, concepts in the arts and humanities, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian (Christian iconography)
	................Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
	Saint Sebastian Pierced with Arrows (Christian iconography)
	................Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
	Martirio di San Sebastiano (Christian iconography)
	................ICCD database (1988-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
	................ Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 11H(SEBASTIAN)62 St. Sebastian, tied to a tree or a pillar, is pierced by arrows
	................ J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-) http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/2728/master-of-sir-john-fastolf-the-martyrdom-of-saint-sebastian-french-or-english-about-1430-1440/
	................ Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-) http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/396159
	................ Source for image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Sebastian#/media/File:Sebastia.jpg