Resumen de Un precoce 'San Sebastiano' di Finson
The author identifies an unpublished and important 'Saint Sebastian' by Louis Finson, unquestionably painted in Naples during his very early period (maybe in 1607). The work is especially significant because -perhaps more than any of the known versions by the Bruges-born artist painted during his Neapolitan sojourn- it proclaims a powerful link with Caravaggesque naturalism. The picture also has pronounced connections with the Neapolitan artistic milieu, and above all Tanzio da Varallo, with whose work the new paintings shows remarkable affinities, specifically with a "Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence" on copper in a private collection.
