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St John the Baptist

Statuette
ca. 1500 (modelled)
Artist/Maker
Master of the David and St John Statuettes (sculptor)
Place of origin
Florence (made)

The statuette is one of a number of similar representations of this subject which appear to have been produced in the same Florentine workshop as a number of statuettes of David with the head of Goliath (for example: 7602-1861). The master of this workshop has not been satisfactorily identified.


Object details

Categories
Sculpture
Religion
Christianity
Access_to_Images 2003
Object type
Statuette
TitleSt John the Baptist (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Terracotta
Terracotta
Brief description
Statuette, terracotta, Saint John the Baptist, by the Master of the David and St. John Statuettes, Italy (Florence), ca. 1500
Physical description
Saint John the Baptist, statuette in terracotta. The figure of St. John the Baptist is posed on an shallow naturalistic base, seated on a pile of rocks. His right hand rests on his breast, and in his left hand he holds a scroll.
Dimensions
  • Height: 53cm
Object history
The statuette is one of a number of similar representations of this subject which appear to have been produced in the same Florentine workshop as a number of statuettes of David with the head of Goliath (for example: 7602-1861). The master of this workshop has not been satisfactorily identified.
Subjects depicted
Saints
Skin
John (Saint John the Baptist)
Summary
The statuette is one of a number of similar representations of this subject which appear to have been produced in the same Florentine workshop as a number of statuettes of David with the head of Goliath (for example: 7602-1861). The master of this workshop has not been satisfactorily identified.
Bibliographic references
  • Inventory of Art Objects Acquired in the Year 1861 In: Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, Arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol I. London: Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868, p. 35
  • Maclagan, Eric and Longhurst, Margaret H. Catalogue of Italian Sculpture. Text. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1932, pp. 88, 89
  • Pope-Hennessy, John. Catalogue of Italian Sculpture in the Victoria and Albert Museum. Volume I: Text. Eighth to Fifteenth Century. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1964, pp. 192, 193
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
7575-1861

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Record createdDecember 15, 1999
Record URL
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