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St Sebastian: PD.5-2009

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Current Location: Gallery 7 (Courtauld)

Titles

St Sebastian

Maker(s)

Painter: Carracci, Lodovico

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Notes

History note: Prince Matteo Barberini, 1686; Corsini collection, Florence, 1934; Sotheby's, New York, 19 May 1994 (41); Herlitzka; Sotheby's, New York, 24 January 2002 (183); Christie's, New York, 26 January 2005 (290)

Legal notes

Given by Karen and Edward Friedman, Kirsten and Gary Friedman, Ruth and Theodore N. Mirvis, Darcy Bradbury and Eric Seiler, through Cambridge in America, 2009

Measurements and weight

Height: 436 mm
Width: 335 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2009) by Friedman, Karen and Edward Friedman, Kirsten and Gary Mirvis, Ruth and Theodore N. Bradbury, Darcy Seiler, Eric Cambridge in America

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1590

School or Style

Italian
Bolognese School

Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of copper

Techniques used in production

Painting : Oil on copper

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.5-2009
Primary reference Number: 166527
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 10 July 2023 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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