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Michael Zürn the Elder

German · 1585–1651 · Sculptor

German sculptor, active 1617-1651

4auction results2019–2021years recorded25%sold (1)$27.8kSign up free to seemedian price

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  1. Michael Zürn the Elder, Saint Sebastian, Wooden figure carved in the round and partially freestanding. Remains of older polychromy. This expressive and finely carved figure depicts the martyrdom of Saint Sebastian. The Saint is shown tied to the bare stump of a tree, dressed only in a perizonium and pierced with arrows. The figure displays strong parallels to two other figures of Saint Sebastian by Michael Zürn the Elder in the Badisches Landesmuseum in Karlsruhe and in the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum in Munich (Zoege von Manteuffel 1969, op. cit., no. 10 & 11). Zoege von Manteuffel has confirmed this sculpture to be a work by this artist and dates it to around 1635 / 1640. The facial features and hair are also highly comparable to Michael Zürn's "John the Baptist" in the Museum Bruderkirche in Heiligkreuztal from around 1625 (Zoege von Manteuffel 1998, op. cit., p. 110). The right foot lost, the arrows replaced. Minor vertical cracks. Losses to the back of the plinth. A small hollow with an old metal clamp to the back of the treeSaint SebastianLempertz · €25,000≈ $27,840≈ £22,522Sign up to see

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German sculptor, active 1617-1651

Born 1585, Bad WaldseeDied 1651Occupation SculptorWikidata Q46508050 ↗ULAN 500001911 ↗

Also known as Michael Zürn, Zürn, Michael, I

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By). See data sources & attribution.

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