▁M ante g na ▁( three ▁times ), ▁Hans ▁Mem ling , ▁Ger rit ▁van ▁Hon th or st , ▁Lu ca ▁Sign or elli , ▁El ▁Gre co , ▁Honor é ▁Da um ier , ▁John ▁S inger ▁S argent ▁and ▁Louise ▁Bour ge ois ▁all ▁painted ▁Saint ▁Sebast ians . ▁An ▁early ▁work ▁by ▁the ▁sculpt or ▁Gian lor en zo ▁Bern ini ▁is ▁of ▁Saint ▁Sebastian . ▁ ▁The ▁saint ▁is ▁ordin arily ▁dep icted ▁as ▁a ▁hand some ▁youth ▁pier ced ▁by ▁ar rows . ▁Pred ella ▁scenes ▁when ▁required ▁often ▁dep icted ▁his ▁arrest , ▁confront ation ▁with ▁the ▁Emperor , ▁and ▁final ▁be head ing . ▁The ▁illustr ation ▁in ▁the ▁inf obox ▁is ▁the ▁Saint ▁Sebastian ▁of ▁Il ▁S od oma , ▁at ▁the ▁Pitt i ▁Palace , ▁Florence . ▁ ▁A ▁mainly ▁ 1 7 th - century ▁subject , ▁though ▁found ▁in ▁pred ella ▁scenes ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁century , ▁was ▁Saint ▁Sebastian ▁T ended ▁by ▁Saint ▁I rene , ▁painted ▁by ▁Georges ▁de ▁La ▁Tour , ▁Tro ph ime ▁Big ot ▁( four ▁times ), ▁J use pe ▁de ▁R iber a , ▁Hend rick ▁ter ▁Bru gg hen ▁( in ▁perhaps ▁his ▁master pie ce ) ▁and ▁others . ▁This ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁deliber ate ▁attempt ▁by ▁the ▁Church ▁to ▁get ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁single ▁n ude ▁subject , ▁which ▁is ▁already ▁recorded ▁in ▁Vas ari ▁as ▁sometimes ▁ar ous ing ▁in app ropri ate ▁thoughts