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| Keywords: German - Saint Sebaldus or Saint Leopold - Walters 27296.jpg This carved wooden statue came from a church interior Most statues of this type were originally covered by gesso a mixture of glue and plaster of Paris and then painted in vibrant colors with some details gilded; only traces of these decorations still remain This figure may represent either Saint Sebaldus 8th century or Saint Leopold 12th century Both were depicted in central Europe ca 1500 holding a model of a church the tower on this example is missing but both usually have additional attributes ca 1510 1530 Northern Renaissance carved wood traces of gesso and paint cm 153 42 37 accession number 27 296 6558 Raoul Heilbronner Paris by purchase Henry Walters Baltimore 1910 by purchase Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1910 place of origin Franconia Germany Walters Art Museum license Renaissance sculpture in the Walters Art Museum Medieval art in the Walters Art Museum 16th-century statues of men German art in the Walters Art Museum People holding models of churches in art | ||||
