Artwork
Saint Sebastian
Saint Sebastian is an oil painting by the German Romanticist artist Gottlieb Schick. It dates from 1800 and is held in the collection of the Museo del Prado.
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Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts the Christian martyr Saint Sebastian, serving as a work of religious art. Created by Gottlieb Schick in 1798, the piece focuses exclusively on the main subject of the saint. As a religious genre painting, it represents the traditional iconography associated with Sebastian's life and martyrdom within a sacred context.
Technique & Style
The painting Saint Sebastian by Gottlieb Schick is executed in oil paint on canvas, a standard support for religious works of the late 18th century.
The painting Saint Sebastian by Gottlieb Schick is executed in oil paint on canvas, a standard support for religious works of the late 18th century. It measures 101 cm in height by 78.8 cm in width, reflecting a compositional balance suited to devotional display. The work depicts the Christian martyr Saint Sebastian, rendered with naturalistic modeling and chiaroscuro that emphasize his physical vulnerability and spiritual fortitude.
Formal analysis highlights precise anatomical rendering and restrained color modulation, characteristic of Schick's academic style within the Neoclassical tradition.
History & Provenance
The panel was created in 1798 by Christian Gottlieb Schick as an oil on canvas work portraying the Christian martyr Saint Sebastian. It entered the collection of the Museo del Prado, where it remains on display.
The painting measures 101 centimeters in height and 78.8 centimeters in width.
Saint Sebastian by Gottlieb Schick is held in the collection of the Museo del Prado. The painting, executed in oil on canvas in 1798, is part of the museum's holdings of religious art.
No specific inventory or accession number is recorded in the available sources, and no exhibition history is documented for the work.
Overview
Christian Gottlieb Schick’s 1800 oil painting presents the Christian martyr Saint Sebastian in a tranquil, natural setting. The figure stands nude, his torso modestly covered by a red cloth, arms positioned in a contemplative pose. A landscape of trees, a cloudy sky and a distant sunset horizon frames the scene, lending a calm atmosphere to the work.
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Artist
Christian Gottlieb Schick (15 August 1776 – 7 May 1812) was a German Neoclassical painter. His history paintings, portraits, and landscapes are characterized by romantic tendencies. Of these, he is best known for his portraits.
