Saint Sebastian Released | Melchior de la Mars | 1620 Size:16"x20" blending beauty and decay in

blending beauty and decay in equal measure

The figure of Death

helping to create stunning works of art

referring to the culminating event of a three-day carnival in Madrid ending on Ash Wednesday

Saint Sebastian Released | Melchior de la Mars | 1620 Size:16"x20" blending beauty and decay inThis painting by Melchior de la Mars, titled "Saint Sebastian Released by the Roman Widow Irene and her Servant" from the 1620s, depicts a poignant moment of the Christian martyr Saint Sebastian. In the scene, Saint Sebastian, bound to a tree and pierced by numerous arrows, is being tended to by the Roman widow Irene and her servant. Irene is shown carefully untying the ropes that bind Saint Sebastian, while her servant assists her. An angel,