Saint Sebastian (Preti)
Saint Sebastian is a c. 1657 oil on canvas painting of saint Sebastian by Mattia Preti, now in the National Museum of Capodimonte in Naples. It was painted for the nuns of the church of during Preti's first stay in Naples, showing how heavily he was influenced by Caravaggio at that time. It was not well-received and was finally moved to a private family chapel in Santa Maria dei Sette Dolori, another church in Naples. There it remained until 1974, when it was moved to its present home for security reasons. Saint Sebastian (Preti) Saint