Saint Sebastian nursed by Saint Irene

The composition derives from Baburen's picture in the Kunsthalle, Hamburg (see B. Nicolson, Carvaggism in Europe, ed. L. Vertova, Turin, 1990, III, no. 1071).
In a letter from Joseph Leiss (founder and director of the Tapeten Museum, Kassel) to the former owner in 1974, he refers to a statement by Proffessor Herzog (then ex-director of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Kassel) attributing the paintings to Dirk van Barburen.