Saint Sebastian (detail), Guido Reni, Bourgeois bequest 1811

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The Agony & the Ecstasy: Guido Reni's St Sebastians

Guido Reni was one of the most important baroque artists in Italy in the 17th Century and one of the most famous artists in England until the 19th Century.

Saint Sebastian the Icon

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In this second movie Xavier Salomon looks at how Saint Sebastian has become an icon not only in the 17th Century but also in the 21st Century. Xavier looks back at the history of Saint Sebastian as a Christian martyer making these pictures extremely religious as well as sensually charged images.

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