St. Sebastian
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St. Sebastian is a saint whose image has been used in various artistic and cultural contexts. He is often depicted with arrows, referencing his martyrdom. The "Sebastian-Figure" is hailed as the supreme emblem of Apollonian beauty.
When
- Attested period
- 1911 – 2018
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“like a better happier St. Sebastian." In 1976, the British director Derek Jarman made a film, Sebastiane, which caused controversy in its treatment of the martyr as a "homosexual icon", according to a number of critics reflecting a subtext perceptible in the imagery since the Renaissance. Also in 1976, in the American horror film Carrie, a figure of Saint Sebastian”
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