Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Breviary
France, possibly Toulouse, ca. 1490
M.463 fol. 349v

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Sebastian of Rome: Scene, Torture -- Sebastian, nimbed, wearing loin cloth, is bound to tree, transfixed with arrows in his chest and legs. At left are two tormentors, one holding bow in left hand, and another, wearing hat, with bow in right hand.
Margin is decorated with floreate border, including roses.