1st Martyrdom of St. Sebastian (Detail; M 013) Scented Candle

This painting was the central panel of a late 15th-century altarpiece from the Augustiner-Eremiten-Konvent Sankt Antonius in Cologne, Germany. All three of its panels are currently on display together in the WRM. To its left as installed, St. Sebastian is seen curing the wife of a fellow soldier and lending encouragement to his fellow Christians some of whom are imprisoned; to its right, St. Sebastian is shown being condemned to death and fatally beaten with clubs at his second martyrdom. + Image Credit (M 013): Detail of The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian (Martyrium des hl. Sebastian), by The Master of the Holy Kinship the Younger (Meister der Heiligen Sippe der Jüngere), c. 1493-1494, oil and gold on oak, 257.5 cm wide x 186 cm high (101.3 in x 73.2 in), Wallraf-Richartz-Museum (Acc. No. WRM 0160), Cologne, Germany. From Wikimedia Commons {{PD-Art|PD-old-70}}. The image file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. + Feast: January 20