Saint Sebastian
sculptor
Unknown
Dateabout 1600
Place MadeNorthern Italy, Italy, Europe
MediumAlabaster
Dimensions44.7 x 13.5 x 8.6 cm (17 5/8 x 5 5/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberS16s34
eMuseum ID725146
EmbARK ObjectID11823
TMS Source ID987
Last Updated11/14/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
BibliographyNotesCatalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1903), p. 11. (as "S. Sebastian in alabaster")
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 107. (probably of Italian 18th century manufacture, in the manner of the early Renaissance)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 152, no. 188. (as North Italian, late 16th century or early 17th century)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), p. 136. (as around 1600)
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 107. (probably of Italian 18th century manufacture, in the manner of the early Renaissance)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 152, no. 188. (as North Italian, late 16th century or early 17th century)
Fausto Calderai and Alan Chong. Furnishing a Museum: Isabella Stewart Gardner’s Collection of Italian Furniture (Boston, 2011), p. 136. (as around 1600)
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection before about 1900.
