Statuette Figuring Saint Sebastian In Silver

“Saint Sebastian, in the prime of life, stands on a small domed mound strewn with flowers. It is linked at the wrist and elbow to the branches of a tree whose trunk maintains the balance of the composition. An arrow pierces his side. Dressed only in a cloth tied around his hips, the man expresses all the pain of his ordeal through a face marked by worry and dismay. We present this statuette for a work executed in the 19th century. In fact, the swan hallmark proves that this statuette was imported into France at the end of the 19th century. Which was the case for many art objects at that time. No other hallmark allows us to date the work, so out of caution we announce it as from the 19th century. However, all the mannerist art of the 17th century sculptors appears in the pose adopted, the length and fluidity of the limbs and all the empathy visible on the face. Rare in terms of the material used, this sculpture also remains very original, particularly in the fact that the Saint is represented in the prime of life, the artists most often preferring to give him a youthful appearance » Height: 26 cm Weight: 1095g