An important representations of St. Sebastian pierced by arrows is by Andrea Mantegna in 1459 (See: Figure 5). In this version he depicts the martyr-saint tied to a Roman pier. In the 1480 and 1506 versions (See: Figures 6 & 7), he also shows St. Sebastian bound to a column--i.e., the 1480 version to a Greek style Corinthian column and the 1506 rendition to a column of indeterminate style. These three representations of the martyr-saint by Mantegna indicate his strong adherence to the classical Renaissance and the style, thereof. Bartolomeo di Giovanni in c. 1500 (See: Figure 176) also has St. Sebastian tied to a column, as does Giovanni Buonconsiglio's painting of 1500 (See: Figure 32), Benvenutto Tisi's rendition of 1526 (See: Figure 136), and Frederick Overbeck's interpretation of 1813 (See: Figure 177). However the vast majority of the representations of St. Sebastian bound, finds the martyr-saint tied to a tree, as noted above.
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