Saint Sebastian Interceding for the Plague Victims
Josse Lieferinxe · 1497
Why it's great
People in a plague-struck city pray to Saint Sebastian, who was believed to protect against the disease, while angels and demons hover above. Josse Lieferinxe painted this scene around 1497.
🏛️ Part of history
The Black Death (1347–1351) — People in a plague-struck city pray to Saint Sebastian, who was believed to protect against the disease, while angels and demons hover above.
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Josse Lieferinxe was a painter from the town of Enghien in what is now Belgium who worked in Marseille in southern France between about 1493 and 1508. He painted scenes of the life of Saint Sebastian, who was prayed to during the plague, and little else is known of his life.
