Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian

18th century

after Wenzel von Olmutz

Associated Names
German 18th Century

Artist

Wenzel von Olmutz

Artist After, German, active 1481/1497

This is a drawing of an archery event. The image features a person tied to a tree, a man aiming a crossbow at the target, another man standing nearby, and a figure holding a staff. In the background, there are hills, trees, a structure, and two small human figures. The drawing is sketched with lines and hatching for texture and shading.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 10.2 × 14.3 cm (4 × 5 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.45.1514

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lehrs, Vol. 6, p.232, no. 50, State a

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Paul Prouté, S.A., Paris); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], 1971; gift to NGA, 1980.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1908

  • Lehrs, Max. Geschichte und kritischer Katalog des deutschen, niederlandischen und franzosischen Kupferstichs im XV. Jahrhundert. 9 vols. and 1 plate vol. Vienna: Gesellschaft fur vervielfaltigende Kunst, 1908-1934.

Wikidata ID

Q74032105

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