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| Keywords: German - Devotional Statuette of Saint Sebastian - Walters 61116.jpg Inexpensive painted wooden statuettes of the Virgin or popular saints were made in large numbers to stimulate private devotion Sebastian was a Christian martyr of the 3rd century According to legend he was a Roman officer who refused to deny his Christian faith In consequence he was tied to a tree and shot full of arrows When these wounds were not fatal he was clubbed to death Christians prayed to him for protection from wounds and illness especially the plague The crudeness of the carving would not affect the role of the statuette as an aide to devotion The stiffness and emaciation of the figure suggest that the carver was either German or influenced by German models ca 1500 Early Modern carved oak with paint cm 38 5 12 6 8 accession number 61 116 7251 Joachim Ferroni Rome Ferroni Sale Galleria Sangiorgi Rome 1909 no 46 Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters place of origin Germany Walters Art Museum license Renaissance sculpture in the Walters Art Museum German art in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Statues of Saint Sebastian in the United States | ||||
