St. Christopher; St. Sebastian

Object Name
Artist/Maker
Object Type
Date
c. 1520
Medium
boxwood with silver gilt mounts
Credit Line
Museum voor Religieuze Kunst, Uden, The Netherlands. Purchased with the support of the Rembrandt Association, Mr. Paul de Gruyter Foundation and the Province of North Brabant
Object Number
371
Location
Not currently on display
Institution/Owner

Dimensions

Overall Open (diameter): 35mm (3.5 cm)

Description

Upper half: St. Christopher carrying the Christ child across the water guided by the hermit with a lantern; Lower half: fully dressed St. Sebastian stands in archway holding a bow and an arrow

Signature, Inscriptions, and Markings

Inscription
Carved Latin inscriptions:

O sancte c[h]r[ist]ofore ora pro me [around inner upper scene]

O sancte sebastiane ora pro me [around inner lower scene]

Per hoc signu s[an]c[t]e crucis libera me de malignis d[omi]ne feus virtutis [on outside]

[source: Rijksmuseum catalogue]

Published References

Saskia F.M. de Bodt and Jos Koldeweij, Laatgotische Beeldhouwkunst (Antiek, 1987, 21);

Catalogue Raisonné

Romanelli 45

Provenance

Provenance
Thomas F. Flannery Jr., Chicago, USA
Previous Owner(s)
Thomas F. Flannery Jr.

Subjects

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