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San Sebastian, (painting). Artist:  Campeche, Jose, 1751-1809, painter. (copy after) Peralta, Simona de, Mrs., painter. Title:  San Sebastian, (painting). Other Titles:  Saint Sebastian, (painting). Dates:  ca. 1781. Medium:  Oil on wood panel. Dimensions:  13 3/4 x 10 3/4 in. (35 x 27.3 cm.). Description:  Standing figure of Saint Sebastian tied up to a tree. He has a loin cloth stained with blood and arrows in his arms, chest, and legs. His proper right arm is raised and he looks up to heaven. Painting is set within a painted oval band in a rectangular format. Subject:  Religion -- Saint -- St. Sebastian Religion -- Martyr State of Being -- Death -- Execution Object -- Weapon -- Bow and Arrow Object Type:  Painting Owner:  Alegria, Ricardo, San Juan, Puerto Rico Provenance:  Formerly in the collection of Peralta, Simona de, Puerto Rico 1863. Remarks:  English title supplied by Inventory cataloger. Saint Sebastian was a soldier of the Pretorian Guard under emperors Carinus and Diocletian. When it became known he was a Christian, he was shot with arrows. He survived but was later beaten to death in ca. 288. Believed to be a copy of a Campeche painting by the former owner of the painting, Mrs. Simona de Peralta. See exhibition catalog for exhibition history and additional bibliographic citations. References:  "Jose Campeche, 1751-1809," San Juan de Puerto Rico: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriquena, 1971. Illustration:  "Jose Campeche, 1751-1809," San Juan de Puerto Rico: Instituto de Cultura Puertorriquena, 1971, pg. 131. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAP 88490035   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Paintings 88490035 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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