This image is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence
This image is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence
Statue of Saint Sebastian, oak, possible 16th century, German. Front three quarter view, graduated grey background.
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Statue of Saint Sebastian, oak, possible 16th century, German. Front detail view, grey background.
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Statue of Saint Sebastian, oak, perhaps lower Rhenish, German, 1520-1530
Oak statue of St Sebastian, believed to originate from the lower Rhennish (Rhine) area of Germany, possibly 1501-1600. Little is known for sure about his life, other than that he was a martyr who was buried on the Appian Way near Rome, in the third century. In the middle ages he was invoked against the plague.
On display
Science Museum: Medicine: The Wellcome Galleries
If you are visiting to see this object, please contact us in advance to make sure that it will be on display.
Related people
Details
- Category:
- Classical & Medieval Medicine
- Object Number:
- A634377
- Materials:
- complete, oak (wood)
- Measurements:
-
glass case: 1435 mm x 569 mm x 570 mm,
- type:
- statue
- taxonomy:
-
- visual and verbal communication
- sculpture
- credit:
- Loan, Wellcome Trust
Cite this page
Rights
We encourage the use and reuse of our collection data.
Data in the title, made, maker and details fields are released under Creative Commons Zero
Descriptions and all other text content are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence
Download
Download catalogue entry as json
Download 
manifest IIIF
Our records are constantly being enhanced and improved, but please note that we cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information shown on this website.
