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The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian

  • oak (wood)
  • 125 x 35 x 31 cm
  • Inv. 1903-L

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St Sebastian is depicted as a brave man, indifferent to the tortures inflicted on him. Indeed, the attitude of his body, with his legs crossed, could even be described as elegant. The artist combines decorative rhythm with animated expression. The figure is a fine example of late-gothic sculpture in the Lower Rhine region. It is regarded as one of the most important works by Master Arnt.

Artist

Master Arnt RKD
Zwolle 1460 - Zwolle 1492
sculptorsAAT

Title The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian
Period 15th century
Location Rhineland TGN
Collection sculpture AAT
Object type wood AAT
Inventory number 1903-L
Acquisition credit gift
The Friends of the Museum
Ghent
1903
Current whereabouts Work on display
Permalink https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1903-L
IIIF Manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/342/manifest.json
Art & Architecture Thesaurus 300055874 religious symbolism AAT
Keywords Iconclass 11H saints Iconclass
11H(SEBASTIAN) the martyr Sebastian; possible attributes: arrow(s), bow, tree-trunk Iconclass
11H(SEBASTIAN)62 St. Sebastian, tied to a tree or a pillar, is pierced by arrows Iconclass
73 New Testament Iconclass
School / Style German School
Catalogue du Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gand, publié par les soins de la Commision directrice / Georges Charles Nicolas Marie Hulin de Loo, Albert Dutry, Joseph Casier, Louis Maeterlinck. - Gand : Imprimerie C. Annoot-Braeckman, 1909 ; Gand : Ad. Hoste, 1909 (p. 95)
Duitse middeleeuwse beeldhouwwerken in Belgische verzamelingen = Les sculptures médiévales allemandes dans les collections belges (tentoonstelling Brussel, Generale Bankmaatschappij, 6.10 - 30.11.1977) / Robert Didier, Hartmut Krohm. - Bruxelles : Generale Bank, 1977 (cat. 36)
Laat-Gotische Beeldhouwkunst in de Bourgondische Nederlanden (tentoonstelling Gent, Museum Voor Schone Kunsten, 18 september - 27 november 1994) / John W. Steyaert, Monique Tahon-Vanroose, Wim Blockmans, Leon Smets, Robert Hoozee. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 1994 ; Gent : Ludion, 1994 (cat. 87)
Beelden in de late middeleeuwen en renaissance = Late gothic and renaissance sculpture in the Netherlands / Reindert L. Falkenburg, Dulcia Meijers, Herman Roodenburg, Victor M. Schmidt, Arie De Groot, Lydia Beerkens. - Zwolle : Uitgeverij Waanders, 1994 (p. 112)
Late Gothic Sculpture : The Burgundian Netherlands (exhibition Gent, Museum Voor Schone Kunsten, 18 september - 27 november 1994) / John W. Steyaert, Monique Tahon-Vanroose, Wim Blockmans, Leon Smets, Robert Hoozee. - Ghent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 1994 ; Ghent : Ludion, 1994
Oude Meesters uit het Museum voor schone Kunsten Gent in de crypte van de Sint-Baafskathedraal. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2004 (s.p., cat. 20)
Het Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : een keuze uit de mooiste werken / Patrick De Rynck. - Gent : Ludion, 2007 (p. 10 (ill.))
Arnt der Bilderschneider : Meister der beseelten Skulpturen (Ausstellung Köln, Museum Schnütgen, 02.04 - 05.07.2020) / Guido De Werd, Moritz Woelk, Karen Straub, Marc Peez, Reinhard Karrenbrock. - München : Hirmer Verlag, 2020 ; Köln : Museum Schnütgen, 2020 (p. 153, 166-167, 218 (ill. 164, 173, WV 74))
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