Bust of John the Baptist
Bust of John the Baptist
Published 2017-11-22T15:55:36+00:00
This bust orginates from a full figure sculpture adorning the outside of the Opera Duomo in Florence, though another copy can be found at the Opera del Duomo Museum.
Originally considered to be a work by Nanni di Bartolo by Horst Waldemar Janson (Janson 1957 II, 228-31, Figs. 482a-84d), Donatello's signature is featured on its base (of the full figure sculpture). The statue does not look like earlier adaptions of Donatello's John the Baptist, who was most often rendered as a skinny, dry old man dressed in animal skins.
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Scanner - Artec Eva
Date published | 22/11/2017 |
Complexity | Medium |
Title | Bust of John the Baptist |
Date | 1419-1420 |
Dimension | 63 x 55 x 24 cm |
Accession | KAS819 |
Period | Renaissance |
Medium | Plaster |
Record | http://collection.smk.dk/#/detail/KAS819 |
Artist | Donatello |
Place | SMK - Statens Museum for Kunst |