Saint Sebastian Poster

St Sebastian Niccolo Renieri (Nicolas Regnier)(1591-1667) Medium: Oil on canvas Year: c. 1620 Housed at: Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia Recommended printing size at 300 PPI: 22x29 in Closest to original: Approx. 39x51 in Maximum at 100+ PPI: 52x68.55 in Before placing your order, select the “Customize it!” button on the lower right below “Add to cart,” then select “Print Options” mid-upper left. Enter one of the dimensions for the desired frame size. Regnier (Niccolo Regnieri) was born in France but left for Italy as a young man. In Rome he attached himself to the followers of Caravaggio, and it was during this early period that he produced the Hermitage Saint Sebastian, a subject to which Regnier turned repeatedly. A Roman warrior, Sebastian served in the private guard of the Emperor Diocletian, who sentenced him to be shot with arrows as punishment for his Christian faith (Jacopo da Voragine, The Golden Legend, XXIII). The slender figure of the young martyr is set against a dark, almost black, ground, and whilst being very striking also contains a hint of sentimentality. Credit: Hermitage Museum All information is provided for educational purposes only. Nicolas Régnier (1591–1667) was a Flemish painter and art collector, active in Italy during the Baroque period. Born in Maubeuge, he initially apprenticed in Antwerp with Abraham Janssens, a painter contemporary with Caravaggio in Rome. It is unclear if Régnier reached Rome in 1615 or 1621–1625. He appears to have met Bartolomeo Manfredi, of whom, Joachim von Sandrart calls him a follower. Régnier served as official painter to Marchese Vincenzo Giustiniani, a prominent patron ofCaravaggio. In Rome Régnier was also in close contact with Simon Vouet. By 1626, Régnier had moved to Venice, where in addition to painting, he began dealing in antiquities and paintings. In Venice, he was befriended Guido Cagnacci. He died in Venice. Credit: Adapted from Wikipedia All information is provided for educational purposes only.