Sculpture
Saint Sebastian
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- Date
- ca. 1640
- Accession number
- 2007.17.13
- Maker
- Unknown, German, 17th Century(Opens in new tab) (German)
- Dimensions
- height: 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm.)
- Medium
- boxwood
- Description
- This sculpture portrays the martyrdom of Saint Sebastian, a Christian saint and martyr who was tied to a tree and shot with arrows.
- Credit
- The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gift of the Ernst and Marta Silten-Friedberg Collection
- Department
- European Art
- Find out more
- View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)
