Saint Sebastian

About this work

This image shows a man tied to a tree, arrows stuck in his body. The background is filled with tangled branches and leaves, making it look wild and chaotic. His face is calm, almost peaceful, even though he’s clearly hurt. The artist used a technique called *drypoint* to create the rough, textured lines—you can see the scratches in the metal plate that made the marks. This kind of detail was new at the time. Next, look up technique: drypoint to see how artists made these intense, scratchy lines.