Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
Netherlands, ca. 1494
MS M.1078 fol. 124r

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Sebastian of Rome: Scene, Torture -- Sebastian of Rome, nimbed, wearing short loin cloth, bound to post, is pierced in torso and legs by arrows. Four tormentors flank him, aiming bows and crossbow. Helmeted soldiers and crowned emperor witness scene at left.
Margins with scattered flowers, including viola, and strawberries.