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Source Description
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 a small slanting hole in the upper edge of the panel for attachment.Angels of similar character can be seen in other Austrian works, such as those by the sculptor Jacob Auer.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
2907
label
Saint Sebastian
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
2907
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Saint Sebastian
description
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 a small slanting hole in the upper edge of the panel for attachment.Angels of similar character can be seen in other Austrian works, such as those by the sculptor Jacob Auer.
provenance
Léon Gruel, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1922, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
early 18th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
reliefs
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
12
height
6.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 4 3/4 x W: 2 9/16 in. (12 x 6.5 cm)
Source extras
med
ivory
creator_ids
6521
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
39bbfefd528c32a5