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Unknown
Torso of Saint Sebastiancirca 1470-1480

Not on view

Carved wood sculpture of a bare-chested young figure, truncated at the hips, with tightly coiled curls and remnants of terracotta and white polychromy across the worn surface

Unknown, Torso of Saint Sebastian, circa 1470-1480, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Varya and Hans Cohn, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker: Unknown
Title: Torso of Saint Sebastian
Culture: Frankish
Place Made: Southern Germany
Date Made: circa 1470-1480
Medium: Linden wood with traces of polychromy
Dimensions: Height: 12 in. (30.48 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Varya and Hans Cohn
Accession Number: AC1992.152.93
Classification: Sculpture
Collecting Area: European Painting and Sculpture
Selected Bibliography: Thomas, Nancy, and Constantina Oldknow, eds. By Judgment of the Eye: The Varya and Hans Cohn Collection. Los Angeles: Hans Cohn, 1991.