Oil On Canvas Saint Sebastian Cared For By Angels

Oil on canvas, seventeenth-century Lombard-Venetian painter,
depicting the rescue of Saint Sebastian after his martyrdom by arrows.
At the center of the scene, the young saint,
captured in a moment of ecstasy and abandon,
his gaze turned upward,
is gently supported by two angelic figures,
intent on extracting his arrows and dabbing his wound with a white cloth.
Below, beneath his feet, rests a shield,
with its shoulder strap clearly visible,
an attribute of his role as a Roman soldier.
The canvas is a faithful contemporary adaptation,
almost life-size (119 × 93 cm),
of the famous masterpiece by Tanzio da Varallo,
conserved at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
The work combines strong contrasts of light with
softer, more mellow skin tones.
Fine natural crazing, fully consistent with its period.
The painting has already been relined and
mounted on a new wooden frame.
It only requires minor conservation and cleaning work.
A quote for restoration is available upon request. 
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