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Study for "The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian" (for the Augustinian monastery at Diessen, Germany)

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1739

30 cm × 52 cm

About the size of a bathroom mirror. You would need 3 of them to reach a person's height.

Against things you know the size of

Height: 52 cm
Width: 30 cm
Medium: oil on canvas
Kind: Painting
Made in: Italy
Where the measurement comes from: Measured by the museum. The dimension is the one recorded by the institution that holds the work.
As the museum records it: Unframed: 51.7 x 31.7 cm (20 3/8 x 12 1/2 in.)
Why this differs from the record: Recorded as 32 cm × 52 cm. Hung to match the photograph.
Credit: Delia E. Holden and L. E. Holden Funds

Five questions, answered from its own record. What is AGAI?

How big is it?: 30 cm × 52 cm. About the size of a bathroom mirror. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?: Made 1739. It is in the public domain, and The Cleveland Museum of Art publishes it for open use.
Whose is it?: Everyone’s to see. It is held by The Cleveland Museum of Art: Delia E. Holden and L. E. Holden Funds.
How was it made?: Oil on canvas, made in Italy, Italy.
Who speaks for it?: Its record at The Cleveland Museum of Art. Measured by the museum. This gallery adds nothing it cannot cite.

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