Roman School, Early 17th Century

The copper is flat and stable. The image reads well and the paint surface has been well retained. Inspection under UV shows some small strokes of retouching on the figure's shoulder, on the upper right corner, and on the sky at the middle right, near the edge. The painting could be hung in its present state. It is offered in a brown wood frame with a gold liner.
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This painting is based on a Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian formerly attributed to Carracci in Musée des Beaux-Arts, Quimper (inv. no. D.897.6.1). Many variants of this composition were made, but the most similar to the present painting is in Musée Fabre, Montpellier (inv. no. F25).