St Sebastian

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Artist/Maker	Petel, Georg (sculptor)
Place of origin	Italy (made)

This statuette is known in about 10 versions, one of which is in Vaduz. St Sebastian is represented half kneeing while bound to a tree trunk with his right arm. He is shown without wounds from the arrows.
The bronze is probably made by the German sculptor Georg Petel, when he was in Italy (ca. 1621/22).

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Categories	Christianity Sculpture Bronze
Object type	Statuette
Title	St Sebastian (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Bronze Bronze
Brief description	Statuette, bronze, St. Sebastian, probably by Georg Petel, probably Italy (or Germany), early 17th century
Physical description	The naked St. Sebastian is represented half kneeing while bound to a tree trunk with one arm, his right one. He is shown without wounds from the arrows.
Dimensions	Height: 54.5cm
Object history	Given by Dr. W. L. Hildburgh, F. S. A., 1956.
Subjects depicted	Tree St. Sebastian
Summary	This statuette is known in about 10 versions, one of which is in Vaduz. St Sebastian is represented half kneeing while bound to a tree trunk with his right arm. He is shown without wounds from the arrows. The bronze is probably made by the German sculptor Georg Petel, when he was in Italy (ca. 1621/22).
Bibliographic references	Heiberg, Steffen (ed.), Christian IV and Europe: the 19th art exhibition of the Council of Europe, Herning: The Foundation for Christian IV Year 1988, 1988. Beck, Herbert, and Bernhard Decker, Dürer's Verwandlung in der Skulptur Zwischen Renaissance und Barock, Frankfurt: Liebieghaus, 1982.
Collection	Sculpture Collection
Accession number	A.28-1956

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Record created	June 24, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O314137/st-sebastian-statuette-petel-georg/

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