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Saint Sebastian Magnet

Saint Sebastian Magnet

By Chrysler Museum of Art

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This 2 x 3 inch magnet features the ca. 1620 painting of Saint Sebastian by Nicolas Régnier, part of the Chrysler Museum of Art's collection. Its secure and powerful magnetic backing attaches securely to any magnetic surface, making it the perfect item for decorating any home or office.

Nicolas Régnier
Flemish, 1591–1667, active Italy
Saint Sebastian, ca. 1620
Oil on canvas

Sebastian served as a captain in the Imperial Roman army, but when he refused to give up his faith, his soldiers shot him with arrows. Nicolas Régnier portrayed the story’s grisly climax, showing the bound Sebastian pierced by arrows while looking heavenward for deliverance.

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Product Details

  • Strong magnet
  • Product type: Magnet
  • Shipping Dimensions: 2.0 × 3.0 × 0.125 inches
    (5.1 × 7.6 × 0.3 cm)
  • Shipping Weight: 0.1 lb (1.6 oz; 45 g)
  • SKU010009348

About the Artist, Nicolas Régnier

Born in the Flemish village of Maubeuge, Nicolas Régnier first studied painting in Antwerp with Abraham Janssens, who had visited Italy around 1600 and whose art had been influenced by the Roman style of Caravaggio. After leaving Janssens' shop, Régnier himself journeyed to Rome around 1615 and there continued his studies with the painter Bartolomeo Manfredi, among the most important of Caravaggio's Italian followers. Remaining in Rome until 1625, Régnier became a prominent member of the city's colony of Flemish artists and was employed by several influential art patrons, including Caravaggio's former protector Vincenzo Giustiniani.

In his Roman paintings, Régnier endorsed Caravaggio's emphatic use of chiaroscuro (light-dark contrasts) to model form. By 1626 Régnier had settled in Venice, where he remained for the rest of his life. During his Venetian period he renounced his Caravaggesque aesthetic for a lighter, more elegant style influenced by Guido Reni (no. 18). All four of his daughters became painters; one married the prominent Venetian artist Pietro della Vecchia.

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