European Painting before 1900, Johnson Collection Saint Sebastian Destroying the Idols Panel from the altarpiece of the Saint Sebastian chapel of Notre-Dame-des-Accoules, Marseilles, done in collaboration with Bernardino Simondi (Italian, died 1498); companion to Cat. 766--768 and panels in the Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore (37.1995); the Hermitage, St. Petersburg (inv. no. 6745); the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome (no. 1590); and possibly the Musée Royal des Beaux-Arts, Antwerp (5037) Made in Marseille, France, Europec. 1497 Josse Lieferinxe, French, documented 1493 - 1505/8 Oil on panel * Gallery 206, European Art 1100-1500, second floor Cat. 765 John G. Johnson Collection, 1917 |
LabelSebastian, head of the Roman troops under the last pagan emperors, converted to Christianity about 283. In the Middle Ages and the Renaissance his name was invoked against disease, particularly the bubonic plague, because he had survived the torture of the emperor's archers.* Works in the collection are moved off view for many different reasons. Although gallery locations on the website are updated regularly, there is no guarantee that this object will be on display on the day of your visit. |
