San Sebastianoè un dipinto, temperasu tela(257x142 cm), di Andrea Mantegna, databile al 1481circa e conservata nel Museo del Louvrea Parigi. St. Sebastian is the subject of three paintings by the Italian Early Renaissance master Andrea Mantegna. He is commonly depicted in art and literature tied to a post and shot with arrows.

1459 Mantegna Heiliger Sebastian Kunsthistorisches Museum Wienanagoria.jpg 1,923 × 4,300; 3.94 MB Andrea Mantegna - St Sebastian - WGA13974.jpg 541 × 1,200; 170 KB Andrea Mantegna 089.jpg 616 × … The worship of Saint Sebastian, protector against the plague, was widespread in the 15th century.
Encouraged by his teacher Squarcione and his contacts in Paduan humanist circles, he threw himself passionately into the rediscovery of antiquity. Remains reputed to be those of Sebastian are housed in Rome in the Basilica Apostolorum, built by Pope Damasus I in 367 on the site of the provisional tomb of Saints Peter and Paul.The church, today called San Sebastiano fuori le mura, was rebuilt in the 1610s under the patronage of Scipione Borghese.. St. Sebastian is the subject of three paintings by the Italian Early Renaissance master Andrea Mantegna; the Paduan artist lived in a period of frequent plagues.In his long stay in Mantua, Mantegna resided near the San Sebastiano church dedicated to St. Mantegna broke with traditional iconography by introducing references to antiquity. The martyrdom of Saint Sebastian is one of the most enduring themes in Western religious art. Saint Sebastian (died c. 288) was a Christian saint and martyr, who is said to have been killed during the Roman emperor Maximian's persecution of Christians. Mantegna, Andrea - Cristo di scurto e San Sebastiano Appunto di Storia dell'arte relativo ai dipinti di Andrea Mantegna "Cristo di scurto" e "San Sebastiano". The Paduan artist lived in a period of frequent plagues; Sebastian was considered protector against the plague as having been shot through by arrows, and it was thought that plague spread abroad through the air.