Saint Sebastian Tended by Saint Irene Sebastian as a mature if not elderly man. But almost invariably artists continued to show the saint as a young man, rather sensuously depicted, and with as little clothing as in the earlier paintings. Irene, the widow of a mature martyr in her legend, also tends to be painted as young and beautiful. The subject, especially in the depictions where Sebastian has been got clear of his post or tree, has clear similarities to two other scenes from secular Italian epic romances: Angelica and Medoro from "Orlando Furioso" by Ludovico Ariosto (1516) and Erminia and Tancredi from "Gerusalemme liberata" by
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