Saint Sebastian

16th century

Paduan 16th Century

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Paduan 16th Century

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The sculpture depicts a man standing with his arms bound behind his back. The man has a detailed facial expression and textured hair, and he is wearing a draped garment around his waist. The sculpture has a weathered metallic surface with signs of age such as patina and wear. It is a metal sculpture that extends vertically and has a hole at the top. The figure stands on a rounded base.

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Provenance

Gustave Dreyfus [1837-1914], Paris; his estate; purchased 1930 with the entire Dreyfus collection by (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London, New York, and Paris); sold 1944 by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York; gift 1957 to NGA.

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Bibliography

1931

  • Ricci, Seymour de. The Gustave Dreyfus Collection: Renaissance Bronzes. Oxford, 1931: 24-25, no. 13, pl. 12.

1951

  • Renaissance Bronzes: Statuettes, Reliefs and Plaquettes, Medals and Coins from the Kress Collection. Introduction by Perry B. Cott. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1951: 138.

1965

  • Pope-Hennessy, John W. Renaissance Bronzes from the Samuel H. Kress Collection: Reliefs, Plaquettes, Statuettes, Utensils and Mortars. London, 1965: no. 284.

Wikidata ID

Q63810000

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