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Saint John the Baptist
Master of the Saint John Statuettes (Italian)c. 1500–1525
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
This statuette belongs to a group of terracotta sculptures representing David (from the OldTestament) and Saint John (from the New Testament) produced by a still unidentified Florentine artist and his studio in the late 1400s and early 1500s. Giventheir scale, it seems likely that these sculptures were intended for use in private homes rather than churches.
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Details
- Title: Saint John the Baptist
- Creator: Master of the Saint John Statuettes (Italian)
- Date Created: c. 1500–1525
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 72.1 x 33 x 24 cm (28 3/8 x 13 x 9 7/16 in.)
- Type: Sculpture
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1942.781
- Medium: terracotta with traces of polychromy
- Department: European Painting and Sculpture
- Culture: Italy, Florence, 16th century
- Credit Line: Bequest of John L. Severance
- Collection: Sculpture
- Accession Number: 1942.781
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