An unpublished San Sebastiano by Giovanni Baglione

The significant role of Baglione's activity in the Roman pictorial culture in the first half of the Seventeenth Century, is always open to new suggestions from the initial Caravaggio's influence on the Baroque. The church of Santa Maria dell'Orto in Rome is the site of various pictorial interventions by Baglione in different years. It is in this context that the painter realizes the unpublished version of San Sebastiano, coming from the Bolognetti's collection. This painting derived from the altarpiece signed and dated 1624 with the San Sebastiano edited by the angels for the church of Santa Maria dell'Orto.

Automated summary

Baglione played a significant role in the Roman pictorial culture of the early seventeenth century, with various interventions at the church of Santa Maria dell'Orto, including an unpublished version of San Sebastiano. His work shows the influence of Caravaggio on the Baroque style.