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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]

Saint Sebastian
Artist	Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Year	1617–18 (1617–18)
Catalogue	4
Type	Sculpture
Medium	Marble
Subject	Saint Sebastian
Dimensions	Life-size
Location	Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum (Carmen Cervera collection), Madrid
Coordinates

See also

• List of works by Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Notes

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

На других языках

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- [en] Saint Sebastian (Bernini)

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[es] San Sebastián (Bernini)

El San Sebastián es una estatua de Gian Lorenzo Bernini conservada en el Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza de Madrid.

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[it] San Sebastiano (Bernini)

Il San Sebastiano di Gian Lorenzo Bernini è conservato presso il Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza di Madrid.

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