Saint Sebastian
Stripped and bound, Sebastian, a Roman soldier martyred for his Christian faith, strains against pain as the arrows of his tormentors pierce his body. The pathos of the figure is heightened by the forced vulnerability of this naturally tough soldier, conveyed through realistic...
Artifact
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id
16864
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| contentType |
contentType
object
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Léon Gruel, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
1
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| source |
source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_71.362_Fnt_BW_H53.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_71.362_Fnt_BW_H53.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_71.362_Fnt_BW_H53.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/71.362 |
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Medium
carved ivory
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