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Plaquette

late 16th or early 17th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Spain (made)

This plaquette, probably made in the late 16th or early 17th century Spain, represents St. Sebastian pierced by arrows and bound to a tree.


Object details

Categories
Plaques & Plaquettes
Christianity
Object type
Plaquette
Materials and techniques
Gilt Brass
Brief description
Plaquette St Sebastian, gilt brass. Spanish late 16th or early 17th century.
Physical description
Plaquette in gilt brass representing St. Sebastian stripped, pierced by errows and bound to a tree. In the lower corners there are a cuirass and a helmet.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.3cm
  • Width: 7.2cm
Subjects depicted
Cuirass
Helmet
St. Sebastian
Summary
This plaquette, probably made in the late 16th or early 17th century Spain, represents St. Sebastian pierced by arrows and bound to a tree.
Bibliographic references
  • Cf. Hill, G. F. The Whitcombe Greene plaquettes The Burlington Magazine. XXX, 1917. p. 110.
  • Cf. [Sales catalogue] The Rosenheim Collections. Sotheby's, 1923. no. 745.
  • Cf. La Collection Spitzer. Vol. IV. Paris, 1892. no. 59.
  • CF. Braun, E. W. Archiv für Medaillen- und Plakettenkunde. III, 1921. no. 4.
  • Cf. Costilla, Manuel Aullo. Ensayo de un Catálogo de Plaquetas o Bronces Religiosos Españoles. Arte Español. XVI, 1946-7. pl. III:14.
  • Cf. Weber, Ingrid. Deutsche, Niederländische und Französische Renaissanceplaketten. Herstellung: F. Bruckmann KG, München, 1975. pl. 296. no. 1041, I.
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.33-1925

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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