Saint Sebastian (Bernini)

Saint Sebastian
Artist	Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Year	1617–18
Catalogue	4
Type	Sculpture
Medium	Marble
Subject	Saint Sebastian
Dimensions	98 x 42 cm
Location	Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum (Carmen Cervera collection), Madrid
Coordinates	40°24′58″N3°41′42″W / 40.41611°N 3.69500°W / 40.41611; -3.69500

Saint Sebastian is an early sculpture by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Executed in 1617 and 1618, it features the Christian martyr Saint Sebastian pinned to a tree, his flesh filled with arrows. It is smaller than life size. The sculpture is part of the Carmen Cervera's private collection and is currently shown in the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid. ^[1]

See also

• List of works by Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Notes

1. Wittkower 1955, p. 232.

References

• Wittkower, Rudolf (1955). Gian Lorenzo Bernini: The Sculptor of the Roman Baroque. London: Phaidon Press. ISBN   9780714837154.

Further reading

• Avery, Charles (1997). Bernini: Genius of the Baroque. London: Thames and Hudson. ISBN   9780500286333.
• Baldinucci, Filippo (2006) [1682]. The Life of Bernini. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press. ISBN   9780271730769.
• Bernini, Domenico (2011) [1713]. The Life of Giano Lorenzo Bernini. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press. ISBN   9780271037486.
• Dempsey, Charles (2000). Inventing the Renaissance Putto. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina. ISBN   9780807826164.
• Mormando, Franco (2011). Bernini: His Life and His Rome. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN   9780226538525.

External links

• Media related to Saint Sebastian by Gianlorenzo Bernini (Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza) at Wikimedia Commons