Saint Sebastian, This looks to be a devotional image since the haloed Saint Sebastian looks directly at the viewer. He seems almost unaware of the arrows in his arms, chest, and neck. Rather, these identify him as the Saint Sebastian, who was martyred by being tied to a column (which is visible above his head) and shot with arrows. The image shows the saint from the chest up, emphasized by a white, blank background. This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending.

 Item — Box: 195
Identifier: spc-mss0088-s20-i0056

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Saint Sebastian, This looks to be a devotional image since the haloed Saint Sebastian looks directly at the viewer. He seems almost unaware of the arrows in his arms, chest, and neck. Rather, these identify him as the Saint Sebastian, who was martyred by being tied to a column (which is visible above his head) and shot with arrows. The image shows the saint from the chest up, emphasized by a white, blank background. This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending.

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Scope and Contents

Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SICI.0053; Public Notes: The caption states this is from the Collection Hanfstaengl Munchen Kgl. Galerie Berlin.

Dates

  • Creation: 1930 - 1967

Creator

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Biographical / Historical

Subjects: devotional images; saints; arrows; halos; saint attributes; martyrs; Saint Sebastian; School: Sicily; Technique: painting (technique); Work type: paintings

Full Extent

1 Items : Image Work Type: photographic print ; Image height (in.): 11; Image width (in.): 8.2in.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Physical Description

Medium: oil paint; Physical condition: mounted; curling; buckling; Print type: toned black and white; Support: panels (wood)

General

Artist Nationality: Italian; Artist Status: attributed; Inscription author: artist; Inscription original text: Antoneivs Mesanevs P.; Inscription original text language: Lat; Inscription original text type: signature; Inscription position: bottom central on frame; Inscription translation text type:

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Repository Details

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