
Artus Quellinus1625–1700Darf man es sehen?
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This marble statue of a warrior saint, possibly Saint Florian, was likely carved by Artus Quellinus (II), the Younger, in Antwerp, in ca. 1670-1700. The left hand is held out at waist level and hollowed out to receive a cylindrical object, now missing, probably a lance.
The figure probably stood against a pillar in a church, and may have been part of a series. A similar piece of a "Roman Emperor" is in the Walters Art Gallery in Baltimore.
Victoria and Albert Museum