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Source Description
This elegantly elongated statue of St. John the Baptist shown in the act of baptizing was once placed in a holy-water stoup (basin), as can be seen from the greenish patina on the base caused by contact with water. The location was most likely a church in Venice or Genoa, where the sculptor worked. St. John foretold the coming of Christ and baptized him. The lamb is a symbol of Christ (who offered himself as a sacrifice in place of the traditional lamb).The little cross-like punch marks on the strap that holds the fur are typical of the decoration on objects from the Roccatagliata workshop. The dark surface patina is characteristic of Venetian bronzes.
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Document identity
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37890
label
Saint John the Baptist
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obj
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object
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37890
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object
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normalized
title
Saint John the Baptist
description
This elegantly elongated statue of St. John the Baptist shown in the act of baptizing was once placed in a holy-water stoup (basin), as can be seen from the greenish patina on the base caused by contact with water. The location was most likely a church in Venice or Genoa, where the sculptor worked. St. John foretold the coming of Christ and baptized him. The lamb is a symbol of Christ (who offered himself as a sacrifice in place of the traditional lamb).The little cross-like punch marks on the strap that holds the fur are typical of the decoration on objects from the Roccatagliata workshop. The dark surface patina is characteristic of Venetian bronzes.
provenance
Collection of the Empress Frederick, Chateau de Friedrichsdorf [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Princess of Hesse, 1901 (?), by inheritance; Albert Werner, Vienna, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Jacques Seligmann and Company, Paris and New York, March 14, 1924, by purchase [inventory numbers 3355/10830]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1926, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1570-1600
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CC0
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en
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Metal
statuettes (statues)
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5
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import
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20 5/8 in. (52.4 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Letter] On bottom of base: V; [Number] 134 (inventory number from the Collection of the Empress Frederick)
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bronze
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15450
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none
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