Saint Sebastian was an early Christian saint and martyr. According to traditional belief, he was killed during the Roman emperor Diocletian's persecution of Christians. He was initially tied to a post or tree and shot with arrows, though this did not kill him. Wikipedia
This image was originally drawn by Martin Schongauer, who was also known as Martin Schön or Hübsch Martin by his contemporaries. He was an Alsatian engraver and painter. He was the most important printmaker north of the Alps before Albrecht Dürer, a younger artist who collected his work. Wikipedia