Justus Glesker
The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian
The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian
Justus Glesker attr. (1610 Hameln – 1678 Frankfurt a. M.)
Rome, ca. 1640
Ivory, ebony, mother-of-pearl
and red-coloured horn
h: 50,5 cm
The attribution to Justus Glesker, one of the most important German sculptors, who was working in Rome around 1630/40 is based on a comparison with a sculpture from the artist kept in the Museo degli Argenti, Palazzo Pitti Florenz, which match the present ivory statuette in its details of physiognomy and expressive style, inspired by sculptures of Bernini and Algardi in Rome.
Comparison: Hl. Sebastian, Justus Glesker attr., Florenz, Palazzo Pitti, Museo degli Argenti
Prov.: Private collection, Germany
Lit.: Skulptur in Süddeutschland 1400 – 1770, BNM, p. 237/fig.19
Comparison: Hl. Sebastian, Justus Glesker attr., Florenz, Palazzo Pitti, Museo degli Argenti
Prov.: Private collection, Germany
Lit.: Skulptur in Süddeutschland 1400 – 1770, BNM, p. 237/fig.19
