In this drawing Hans Baldung Grien, Albrecht Dürer’s most gifted pupil, demonstrates his artistic ability. He drew in dark ink on a coloured background and applied the highlights with white bodycolour. Baldung had a penchant for depicting the naked human body, often with erotic or, as here, gruesome undertones. How St Sebastian still manages to stay on his feet despite wounds in crucial places can be described as a miracle.
Specifications
| Title | The Martyrdom of St Sebastian |
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| Material and technique | Pen and black ink, grijs gewassen, wit gehoogd, on ochre prepared paper |
| Object type |
Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 209 mm Width 137 mm |
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| Artists |
Draughtsman:
Hans Baldung Grien
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| Accession number | D I 177 (PK) |
| Credits | Loan Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands (former Koenigs collection), 2004 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints |
| Acquisition date | 2004 |
| Creation date | in circa 1510-1515 |
| Collector | Collector / Franz Koenigs |
| Internal exhibitions |
De Collectie Twee - wissel VI, Prenten & Tekeningen (2010) De collectie als tijdmachine (2017) |
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| Object | |
| Technique |
Prepare
> Prepared
> Shaping techniques
> General technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
Prepare
> Prepared
> Shaping techniques
> General technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
Washing
> Wash
> Drawing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
Washing
> Wash
> Drawing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
Highlight
> Painting technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
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