A polychrome and gilded wooden sculpture of Saint Sebastian - Lot 18

A polychrome and gilded wooden sculpture of Saint Sebastian in the round. Standing, the young centurion is depicted as a teenager, his hands tied behind his back to a tree trunk; he is clad in a short loincloth, two panels of which, with wavy edges, fall down on either side of his hips; a beardless face with a youthful expression, framed by medium-length hair parted in the middle with slightly wavy strands; a slender torso with angular shoulders. Tuscany, late 14th century H. 95 cm Traces of an old label on the back of the left arm and a label on the back of the tree trunk. (old addition of the tree trunk and minor restorations) Reference: - C. Baracchini, Scultura lignea, Lucca 1200–1425, Museo Nazionale di Palazzo Mansi, 1995, Vol. I, pp. 162–166, and Vol. II, pp. 115–116.