Mantegna's Saint Sebastian
Andrea Mantegna, Saint Sebastian, oil on wood panel, ca. 1456-59 (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna)
Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. Steven Zucker
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Venice, Italy
1456-59
1456-59
Andrea Mantegna, Saint Sebastian, oil on wood panel, ca. 1456-59 (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna)
Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. Steven Zucker







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Tonya Walker wrote on Tuesday, February 23, 2010
One of my 7th grade students noticed that there is a man on a horse in one of the clouds. Can you address this?
Steven Zucker wrote on Saturday, December 04, 2010
Thank you for your comment Ms. Walker. The cloud horseman may be yet another reference to antiquity as it looks like a marble relief.
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