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St. John the Baptist

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

This bust, representing Saint John the Baptist is made by the Master of the David and St. John Statuettes in Florence in ca. 1500.

The Master of the David and St. John Statuettes is a name assigned by scholars to the artists (there were at least two) who created a series of small sculptures on these and other biblical themes.


Object details

Categories
Christianity
Religion
Portraits
Sculpture
Object type
Bust
TitleSt. John the Baptist (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Terracotta
Terracotta
Brief description
Bust, terracotta, St. John the Baptist, by the Master of the David and Saint John Statuettes, Italy, ca.1500
Physical description
This bust representing Saint John the Baptist rests on a shallow base, and is cut off above the elbows and through the chest. The head is shown upwards to the right, and the long curling hair falls on the shoulders. In front the hair tunic is open, and is pierced at the corners with two small holes.
Dimensions
  • Height: 19.7cm
Object history
Purchased from the Gigli-Campana Collection, £10.
Subjects depicted
Bust
St. John the Baptist
Summary
This bust, representing Saint John the Baptist is made by the Master of the David and St. John Statuettes in Florence in ca. 1500.

The Master of the David and St. John Statuettes is a name assigned by scholars to the artists (there were at least two) who created a series of small sculptures on these and other biblical themes.
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. 3
  • Maclagan, Eric and Longhurst, Margaret H. Catalogue of Italian Sculpture. Text. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1932, p. 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, p. 195
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
7616-1861

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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