# The Martyrdom of St Sebastian [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [RUBENS, Peter Paul]() - Date: 1601-1650 - Technique: Oil on canvas transferred from panel, 153 x 118 cm ## Commentary The Martyrdom of St Sebastian c. 1608 Oil on canvas transferred from panel, 153 x 118 cm Galleria Corsini, Rome This picture reflects Rubens 's interest in classical sculpture, he transformed Sebastian's contorted and writhing body into that of a noble young warrior based on antique prototypes. Rubens painted this picture during his first trip to Rome in 1602, or a few years later after his return to the city in 1606-08. ## Related artworks - [A Forest at Dawn with a Deer Hunt]() - [Adoration of the Magi]() - [Adoration of the Magi]() - [Adoration of the Magi]() - [Adoration of the Shepherds]() - [Adoration of the Shepherds]() - [Albert and Nicolaas Rubens]() - [Alfonso d'Este, Duke of Ferrara]() - [Allegorical Glorification of King James I]() - [Allegorical Glorification of King James I]() - [Allegorical Glorification of King James I]() - [Allegorical Glorification of King James I]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()