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Martyrdom of St. Sebastian

dated 1655, Artist: Meister der Sebastiansmartyrien

 

 

Martyrdom of St. Sebastian

The Roman officer Sebastian was martyred for his Christian faith; he was first shot with arrows, and later beaten and thrown into Rome’s sewer. The relief, made from ten ivory plates, shows these events in great detail, full expressivity, and drastic realism, in part with plastic figures sculpted nearly in the round.

Location: Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Kunstkammer Wien Raum XX

Object data

Object Name

relief; ivory carving

Culture

Vienna

Dated

dated 1655

Artist

Meister der Sebastiansmartyrien (tätig in Wien um 1655) - GND

Material

Ivory

Dimensions

H. 54,3 cm, B. 80,4 cm

Image rights

Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Kunstkammer

Inv. No.

Kunstkammer, 3654

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