Devotional Statuette of Saint Sebastian

ca. 1500 (Early Modern)

12 cm 38.5 cm 6.8 cm

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Inexpensive, painted wooden statuettes of the Virgin or popular saints were made in large numbers to stimulate private devotion.Sebastian was a Christian martyr of the 3rd century. According to legend, he was a Roman officer who refused to deny his Christian faith. In conseq...

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Joachim Ferroni, Rome; Ferroni Sale, Galleria Sangiorgi, Rome, 1909, no. 46; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1909, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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