


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.
Details
- Category:
- Classical & Medieval Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A634377
- Materials:
- complete and 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