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
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| 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 |
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| 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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