id:			119752
accession number:	1940.585
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1940.585
updated:		2022-07-30 09:00:09.556000

Saint Sebastian, 1620s or later. Cast after a model probably by Georg Petel (German, c. 1601-c. 1634). Bronze; overall: 53.3 x 20.3 x 16.5 cm (21 x 8 x 6 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of James Parmelee 1940.585

title:				Saint Sebastian
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creation date:			1620s or later
creation date earliest:		1620
creation date latest:		1640
current location:		301 Baroque Sculpture Mezzanine
creditline:			Bequest of James Parmelee
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culture:	Germany, 17th century
technique:	bronze
department:	European Painting and Sculpture
collection:	Sculpture
type:		Sculpture
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CREATORS

* Georg Petel (German, c. 1601-c. 1634)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 53.3 x 20.3 x 16.5 cm (21 x 8 x 6 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Gothic to Baroque
	opening date:   1960-10-29T04:00:00
	<i>Gothic to Baroque</i>. Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, PA (organizer) (October 29, 1960-January 31, 1961).

	title:		Baroque Sculpture
	opening date:   1965-03-07T05:00:00
	<i>Baroque Sculpture</i>. Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA (organizer) (March 7-27, 1965).

	title:		Baroque Imagery
	opening date:   1984-11-06T05:00:00
	<i>Baroque Imagery</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 6, 1984-January 6, 1985).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Allentown Art Museum: Gothic to Baroque, October 29, 1960-January 31, 1961, cat. no. 25, repr.<br>Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA:  Baroque Sculpture, March 7-March 27, 1965.<br>CMA 1984:  Baroque Imagery, November 6, 1984-January 6, 1985, cat. no. 18, pp. 44-45, repr. p. 44.

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PROVENANCE

	James Parmelee, 1855-1931 (Washington, DC), upon his death, held in trust by the estate.
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	Estate of James Parmalee, by bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1940.
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wall description: 
This composition is the subject of an ongoing attribution debate. The design is adapted from a painting by Adam Elsheimer, a German artist working Rome. This sculptural model exists in many versions; however, they vary considerably in their execution, complicating the identification, because they were clearly not made by a single sculptor or workshop. However, Georg Petel probably first created the design as he traveled across Italy in 1620–24, where his portrait was painted holding this composition.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 114
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n138

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 114
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n138

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IMAGES

web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1940.585/1940.585_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1940.585/1940.585_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1940.585/1940.585_full.tif