# St Sebastian [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [UNKNOWN MASTER, German]() - Date: 1501-1550 - Technique: Tempera on wood ## Commentary This panel was one of the side wing of an altar triptych which the workshop of Lucas Cranach the Elder produced for the Bishop of Eichstätt. The local patron saints Willibald and Walburga, adored by the bishop, occupied the central panel, which is now in the Historical Museum in Bamberg. The side wings with Sts Sebastian and Roch on the inner sides are still in the possession of the diocese. The representation of St Sebastian does not follow the pictorial tradition, he is only recognisable in the general iconographic context and from the arrow, his attribute, which he holds in his hands. His contemporary dress and facial features suggest a portrait of Count Philipp of Solms-Lich as a historiated portrait. Count Philipp of Solms-Lich \(1468-1544\) was an imperial councilor under Maximilian I and Charles V, and at the electoral court of Frederick the Wise. ## Related artworks - [12 scenes from the Life of Christ]() - [A Bath-House]() - [A carpenter at work]() - [A Knight of the Rehlinger Family]() - [A Lady]() - [Adoration of the Magi]() - [Adoration of the Magi]() - [Adoration of the Magi]() - [Adoration of the Magi]() - [Adoration of the Shepherds]() - [Altarpiece of the Seven Joys of Mary]() - [Altarpiece of the Seven Joys of Mary]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()