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DÜRER, Albrecht: Martyrdom of St Sebastian

🖼 Martyrdom of St Sebastian, c. 1495
Woodcut
London, United Kingdom

Arrows pierce a muscular saint bound to a tree, rendered with anatomical precision and dramatic intensity. Dürer's 1495 engraving established the Northern Renaissance mastery of human form and suffering, influencing religious art across Europe for centuries.

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