Crafted in France during the late 15th century as the Late Gothic style began merging with early Renaissance influences. This piece would have graced a church or private chapel, serving as both a spiritual focal point and a symbol of endurance.
Saint-Sebastian Theme Pages
Sebastian was killed during the reign of the Emperor Diocletian (285-305). He is supposed to have been tied to a post and shot with arrows, but healed and then later clubbed to death, and his body thrown into a cess pit, so that it could not be recovered and buried. However, he is supposed to have appeared in a dream to St Lucy who then found his body and had it laid in the catacombs.
See "The Golden Legend" for the medieval life of Sebastian.
Consisting of St Sebastian, St Lawrence, and St Stephen, this image of saints is part of the east window at Ladbroke, Warwickshire, by Hardman and Co.
John Hardman stained glass panel of St Sebastian at All Saints Ladbroke Warwickshire. The east window in this church also has an image of St Sebastian with Sts Steven and Lawrence.