St John the Baptist
Statue
middle of 15th century (made)
middle of 15th century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
The figure, which is relatively coarse in handling is certainly Tuscan, and perhaps Sienese. In the treatment of the features it recalls the much superior Risen Christ of Vecchietta at Vico Alto (1442), and despite its superficially archaic appearance, it can hardly date before the middle of the 15th century.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | St John the Baptist (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pigmented wood |
| Brief description | Statue, pigmented wood, St. John the Baptist, Italian (Tuscan), middle of 15th century |
| Physical description | The Saint is shown in full-face and full-length. His right hand is raised in benediction, and he wears a mottle grey skin. The flesh areas are painted naturalistically, and the hair is dark brown. On a cartellino held against the left arm are words inscribed. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'ECCE/AGN./VSDEI/ECCE/QVI/TOLL' (on the cartellino) |
| Object history | Given by Dr. W. L. Hildburgh, F. S. A. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | The figure, which is relatively coarse in handling is certainly Tuscan, and perhaps Sienese. In the treatment of the features it recalls the much superior Risen Christ of Vecchietta at Vico Alto (1442), and despite its superficially archaic appearance, it can hardly date before the middle of the 15th century. |
| Bibliographic reference | 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. 259, cat. no. 276 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.19-1950 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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