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| Keywords: Dominicus Stainhart - Saint Sebastian - Walters 71362.jpg Stripped and bound Sebastian a Roman soldier martyred for his Christian faith strains against pain as the arrows of his tormentors pierce his body The pathos of the figure is heightened by the forced vulnerability of this naturally tough soldier conveyed through realistic incredibly precise detailing for example the thin ropes tightly binding his hands which unclench as his body weakens The tree provides a suggestion of setting as well as structural support between 1680 1700 Baroque carved ivory cm 21 3 accession number 71 362 16864 Léon Gruel Paris date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters Baltimore date of acquisition unknown by purchase Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters place of origin Munich Germany Walters Art Museum license Baroque sculpture in the Walters Art Museum Dominicus Stainhart Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
