Martelaarschap van de heilige Sebastiaan

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verzamelaarsmerk, verso linksonder, gestempeld: Lugt 240

Art Historical Context

Jonas Umbach’s *Martelaarschap van de heilige Sebastiaan* (Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian) is a small-scale etching measuring just 113 by 78 millimeters. Created sometime between 1634 and 1693, the print captures the dramatic moment of the saint’s suffering, a subject frequently chosen in Baroque religious art to inspire devotion and contemplation. Umbach, an Augsburg-based artist known for his detailed etchings, worked during a period when printed images played a vital role in spreading Catholic iconography across Northern Europe. The intimate size of the etching suggests it was intended for p...

About the Artist

Jonas Umbach · 1624–1693

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