Saint Sebastian
Author:
Guido Reni (Bologna 1575 - 1642)
Type:
Painting
Year:
1615-1616
Material and technique:
oil on canvas
Size:
cm 128 x 98
Origin:
Pio Collection
Inventory:
Inv. PC 145
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The Bolognese Academy, founded by Annibale and Agostino Carracci and their cousin Ludovico, progressively developed a type of devotional art attentive of a new, profoundly religious sensitivity, tied to the spirit of the Counter-Reformation.
