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Saint Sebastian

about 1760
Object PlaceMunich, Germany
Medium/TechniqueWood; Silver lustered wood
Dimensions57.79 cm (22 3/4 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Dr. Siegfried J. Thannhauser in memory of his wife Franziska Peiner Thannhauser
Accession number63.596
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceBefore 1935, purchased in Munich by Dr. Siegfried Josef Thannhauser (b. 1885 - d. 1962), Freiburg, Düsseldorf, and Brookline, MA [see note 1]; 1963, bequest of Siegfried J. Thannhauser to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 8, 1963)

NOTES:
[1] According to Edward R. Lubin's appraisal of Siegfried Thannhauser's collection (February 14, 1962). Dr. Thannhauser immigrated to the Boston area in 1935, bringing his art collection with him.
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