Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Amiens, ca. 1480
MS M.198 fol. 102r

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Sebastian of Rome: Scene, Torture -- Sebastian, nimbed, wearing short loin cloth, stands with hands bound behind tree, with seven arrows piercing his legs and torso. Two archers, wearing helmets, holding bows, aim arrows toward him. In background, Emperor Diocletian (?), wearing hat, witnesses scene. Scene in landscape with trees, hills, and castle.
Margins with floreate and vinescroll ornament, inhabited by two birds.