Saint John the Baptist (c. 1550): Art, History and Details

Saint John the Baptist (c. 1550) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

This small bronze, covered with gold, was produced in multiple versions. Saint John stands here, looking calm and composed, in a rather graceful pose. This piece has a sense of forward motion even though the figure appears to be leaning back in this stance. Elegant and subtle, this piece is a beautiful example of small cast Renaissance bronzes.

Object facts

• Title: Saint John the Baptist
• Date: c. 1550
• Culture: Italy, Venice
• Type: Sculpture
• Technique: gilt bronze
• Dimensions: Overall: 21.8 cm (8 9/16 in.)
• Collection: Sculpture
• Department: European Painting and Sculpture
• Accession number: 1947.28

Collection credit

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Severance A. Millikin

Further reading listed by the museum

• Milliken, William. "Italian Renaissance Bronzes." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 34, no. 4 (April 1947): 64-68.
• The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
• Committee to Rescue Italian Art, and Wildenstein and Company (New York, N.Y.). The Italian Heritage : An Exhibition of Works of Art Lent from American Collections for the Benefit of the Committee to Rescue Italian Art, May 17-August 29, 1967, Wildenstein. New York. Wildenstein Galleries. Catalogues. 1960-1972. [Providence], 1967.

View the collection record

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