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Saint Sebastian in a Rocky Landscape

Maker

Marco Zoppo (Artists)
1432-1478

Title

Saint Sebastian in a Rocky Landscape

Date of Production

c. 1475-78

Medium

unidentified paint surface on panel

Dimensions

Height: 41.9 cm (panel)
Width: 31.4 cm (panel)

Accession Number

P.1978.PG.489

Mode of Acquisition

Count Antoine Seilern, bequest, 1978

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

On display

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Label Text

Saint Sebastian is venerated as an early Christian persecuted for his religious beliefs. Tied to a tree, he was pierced by the arrows of Roman soldiers but survived. Here, his pronounced muscles and exaggerated pose owe much to the study of antique sculpture. Like many artists, Marco Zoppo was influenced by the renewed interest in ancient Greek and Roman culture that swept across Renaissance Italy.

Provenance

Princes Gate Bequest 1978

Inscriptions

Inscription: inscription : old inscription : on verso : : Andrea Mantegna Pinxit

Inscription: inscription : old inscription : on verso : label : Mr Skippe No.4

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