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Painting by John Singer Sargent
Padre Sebastiano
Padre Sebastiano
ArtistJohn Singer Sargent
Yearc. 1904–06
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions56.5 cm × 71.1 cm (22.2 in × 28.0 in)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Accession11.30

Padre Sebastiano is a 1904–1906 painting by John Singer Sargent. It is part of the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

The painting depicts Father Sebastiano, an Italian priest whom the artist met in Giomein, a village in the Italian Alps. The subject had a serious interest in botany, hence the wild flowers.

The work is on view in the Metropolitan Museum's Gallery 770.

See also

References

  1. ^ "John Singer Sargent - Padre Sebastiano - The Met". Archived from the original on 2016-09-14. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
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