Saint Sebastian, This looks to be a devotional image since the haloed Saint Sebastian looks directly at the viewer. He seems almost unaware of the arrows in his arms, chest, and neck. Rather, these identify him as the Saint Sebastian, who was martyred by being tied to a column (which is visible above his head) and shot with arrows. The image shows the saint from the chest up, emphasized by a white, blank background. This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending.
- Contini-Volterra Photographic Archive | Sicily (SICI) | Saint Sebastian, This looks to be a devotional image since the haloed Saint Sebastian looks directly at the viewer. He seems almost unaware of the arrows in his arms, chest, and neck. Rather, these identify him as the Saint Sebastian, who was martyred by being tied to a column (which is visible above his head) and shot with arrows. The image shows the saint from the chest up, emphasized by a white, blank background. This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending.
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This site contains collection guides, or finding aids, to the archival collections held by Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives, the History of Medicine Collection, and the Scarritt Bennett Center. Finding aids describe the context, arrangement, and structure of archival materials, allowing users to identify and request materials relevant to their research.
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