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Saint Sebastian (Bernini)

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Year
  
1617–18 (1617–18)

Medium
  
Marble

Artist
  
Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Catalogue
  
4

Type
  
Sculpture

Dimensions
  
Life-size

Subject
  
Saint Sebastian

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Location
  
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum (Carmen Cervera collection), Madrid

Similar
  
Gian Lorenzo Bernini artwork, Other artwork

Saint Sebastian is an early sculpture by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Executed in 1617 and 1618, it features the Christian martyr Saint Sebastian pinned to a tree, his flesh filled with arrows. It is smaller than life size. The sculpture is part of the Carmen Cervera's private collection and is currently shown in the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid.

St sebastian hd


References

Saint Sebastian (Bernini) Wikipedia