Who painted “Saint Sebastian”?

“Saint Sebastian” was painted by Antonello da Messina in 1478. Where to see it: Dresden State Art Collections.

What to look for

Antonello da Messina: clear, glowing oil colour, solid figures and portraits with direct, intense gazes against dark backgrounds.

Antonello da Messina (c. 1425–1430 – February 1479), properly Antonello di Giovanni di Antonio, but also called Antonello degli Antoni and Anglicized as Anthony of Messina, was an Italian painter from Messina, active during the Italian Early Renaissance. Wikipedia

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