Saint Sebastian Interceding For The Plague Stricken

The artwork that I would like to discuss is Saint Sebastian Interceding for the Plague Stricken, an oil painting done in the 1490s by Josse Lieferinxe a South Netherlands artist. (Saint Sebastian Interceding for the Plague Stricken.) I went to the Walter Art Museum and this image hidden it was in the third floor in the corner. As for the comparison I decided to choose the right, Saint Sebastian and the Bishop Saint, and for the third artwork that we had discussed in class that I’d like to discuss is the Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymous Bosch. The main image is Saint Sebastian Interceding for the Plague Stricken. However what these artworks have in common is that they have a lot of movement and have the same religion. Also each artwork conveys different the messages and they have a different function. First when I saw the Saint Sebastian Interceding for the Plague Stricken I immediately knew it that the painting had to do with the Black Death. The Black Death is widely known even today because so many people were infected and it’s a major part of history. I remember seeing it in movies, history and documentary channels. The plague killed nearly one-third population of Europe. (The Black Death: The Greatest Catastrophe Ever.) Another thing I already knew was in the painting Christians were experiencing and witnessing sudden death because of the Black Death. There face expression of the people all seemed to be terrorized and probably the viewers during that timeShow MoreRelatedArt is Life1237 Words   |  5 Pagesturn has given us some of the most awe inspiring pieces of art even to this day. The three pieces of art that have inspired me are â€Å"The Nightmare† by Henry Fuseli, Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs, and Josse Liefernxe’s painting â€Å"Saint Sebastian Interceding for the Plague Stricken†. Widely regarded as Fuselis most prominent work, The Nightmare is an oil painting created in 1781. This painting was influenced by an early pre-romantic movement named Sturm und Drang, which was a German literary movement