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Saint Sebastian
(Renaissance Europe )
According to legend, Sebastian was a Roman soldier who refused to deny his Christian faith and worship the emperor as a god. In consequence, he was tied to a tree and shot with arrows. He survived but was then beaten to death. Sebastian's strained gesture with one arm extended presupposes the existence of a tree (now missing), probably also in wood. Even in its awkwardness, the saint's lean, wiry body appears to be based on observation of nature.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 1/12/1962 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 10/28/1987 | Examination | examined for condition |
| 10/28/1987 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
Germany, Rhine (Place of Origin)
Measurements
16 1/8 in. (40.9 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
61.149