Saint Sebastian Tended by Saint Irene Saint Sebastian Tended by Saint Irene Saint Sebastian Tended by Saint Irene is an incident in the lives of Saint Sebastian and Saint Irene of Rome. It was not prominent in the hagiographical literature until the late Renaissance, and is hardly seen in art before then. As an artistic subject, normally in painting, it suddenly became popular from the 1610s, though found in predella scenes as early as the 15th century, and was most popular until about the 1670s. Though Sebastian is famously tied to a tree or post and shot with many arrows, in his story he had he
Saint Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis de Paul, and Saint Peter penitent denying Christ for the third time) – suggest that it is he, rather than another Saint Francis that is depicted here." Anamorphic paintings (also known as "perspective" or "turning" pictures) with three views are known as "triscenorama". There are 7 "struts" of wood protruding from main board (by approximately 2.3 cm) on each side of which is painted a portion of the respective portrait. On the 8 gaps in between (of widths between 4.2 and 4.7cm) is painted the third portrait. Saint Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis de Paul, and Saint Peter penitent Saint Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis de