Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian

ca. 1500-1505
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 899
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian
  • Artist: Perugino (Pietro di Cristoforo Vannucci) (Italian, Città della Pieve, active by 1469–died 1523 Fontignano)
  • Date: ca. 1500-1505
  • Medium: Point of brush, gouache, watercolor, and ink, highlighted and signed in gold, on parchment (flesh side and burnished)
  • Dimensions: 7 15/16 × 5 3/4 in. (20.1 × 14.6 cm)
    Framed: 18 13/16 × 13 15/16 × 2 5/16 in. (47.8 × 35.4 × 5.8 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: The British Library, London (Yates Thompson MS 29; fol. 132v)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints