Historisches Museum Der Stadt WienVienna, Austria

Works of Art in Historisches Museum Der Stadt Wien

In a poster for an exhibition of his paintings (above) Egon Schiele drew on the age-old tradition of presenting St. Sebastian as a symbol for the artist himself suffering the pangs of artistic creation.

 Schiele’s Self-portrait as Saint Sebastian (1914-15)

Schiele’s Self-portrait as Saint Sebastian (1914-15)

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