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St John the Evangelist

Statuette
ca. 1505 (made), ca. 1868 (cast)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This figure is a plaster cast copy taken from a statue in the Henry VII Chapel in Westminster Abbey, London. Ninety-five of the original images of saints remain in-situ, representing the most important surviving example of early sixteenth-century architectural sculpture in England. Casts like these were intended to provide easy access to great works of art, providing models for architects and craftspeople to study at a time when there was renewed interest in medieval art.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSt John the Evangelist (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Plaster cast
Brief description
Plaster cast of St John the Evangelist, from Henry VII Chapel in Westminster Abbey, ca. 1505, cast by Domenico Brucciani ca. 1868
Physical description
Wrigint in a book upon which rests a bird holding an ink vessel in its beak.
Dimensions
  • Height: 96cm
  • Width: 33cm
  • Depth: 27cm
  • Weight: 19.1kg
Measured for the Medieval and Renaissance Galleries
Summary
This figure is a plaster cast copy taken from a statue in the Henry VII Chapel in Westminster Abbey, London. Ninety-five of the original images of saints remain in-situ, representing the most important surviving example of early sixteenth-century architectural sculpture in England. Casts like these were intended to provide easy access to great works of art, providing models for architects and craftspeople to study at a time when there was renewed interest in medieval art.
Collection
Accession number
REPRO.1868-41

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Record createdDecember 4, 2006
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