62
The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian
Estimate €800–1.600
61
"Giuseppe Violentato da Putifara".
Estimate €5.000–8.000
Description
Oil on copper.
Italian School, 18th cent.
Ebony frame with applied relief bronze depicting cherub heads and glass simulating lapis lazuli.
(minor loss to the pictorial layer)
43x35 cm (copper) 57x48.5 cm (overall)
The relationship between what we see and what we know is never complete. The way we see things is influenced by what we know, or by what we believe.
