1521
unspecified
From the collection of Pinacoteca di Brera
San Sebastiano is a 1521 unspecified by Dosso Dossi, a Mannerism work, held at Pinacoteca di Brera.
This painting depicts a young man standing barefoot on the ground, wearing only a green cloth wrapped around his waist. He holds a tree branch above his head with his right hand, while his left hand is tied to the branch with a rope. A green cloth with gold trim is draped over his left shoulder and arm, and three arrows are stuck in his body. In the background, a landscape unfolds with trees, bushes, and a blue sky with white clouds. The overall atmosphere of the painting is one of serenity and contemplation. To learn more about the artist's use of chiaroscuro, explore the works of Dosso Dossi.
Giovanni di Niccolò de Luteri, better known as Dosso Dossi (c. 1489–1542) was an Italian Renaissance painter who belonged to the School of Ferrara, painting in a style mainly influenced by Venetian painting, in…
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