Saint Sebastian

early 18th century

6.5 cm 12 cm

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Saint Sebastian is shown tied to a tree, from which two angels are releasing him. A third angel is carrying the arrows with which the saint was martyred. The panel probably formed the centerpiece of a small house altar, and originally would have been framed in ebony. There is...

Sculpture

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2907
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sculpture
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normalized
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provenance
Léon Gruel, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1922, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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1
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ivory
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reliefs

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