id:			125326
accession number:	1947.28
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1947.28
updated:		2023-08-26 11:09:35.348000

Saint John the Baptist, c. 1550. Italy, Venice, 16th century. Gilt bronze; overall: 21.8 cm (8 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Severance A. Millikin 1947.28

title:				Saint John the Baptist
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creation date:			c. 1550
creation date earliest:		1545
creation date latest:		1555
current location:		301 Baroque Sculpture Mezzanine
creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Severance A. Millikin
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culture:	Italy, Venice, 16th century
technique:	gilt bronze
department:	European Painting and Sculpture
collection:	Sculpture
type:		Sculpture
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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 21.8 cm (8 9/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Classic to Baroque: A Style Change in the Arts
	opening date:   1949-09-30T04:00:00
	<i>Classic to Baroque: A Style Change in the Arts</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 30-November 13, 1949).

	title:		35th Anniversary Exhibition
	opening date:   1951-06-20T04:00:00
	<i>35th Anniversary Exhibition</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 20-September 30, 1951).

	title:		The Italian Heritage; an exhibition of works of art lent from American collections for the benefit of the Committee to Rescue Italian Art (CRIA)
	opening date:   1967-05-17T04:00:00
	<i>The Italian Heritage; an exhibition of works of art lent from American collections for the benefit of the Committee to Rescue Italian Art (CRIA)</i>. Wildenstein & Co., New York, NY (organizer) (May 17-August 29, 1967).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Wildenstein and Co., N.Y., 1967: "An Exhibition of Works of Art Lent from the American Collections, The Italian Heritage, for the Benefit of the Committee to Rescue Italian Art," cat. no. 46, repr.<br>CMA 1975:  "Renaissance Bronzes from Ohio Collections," [cat. by W. D. Wixom] (Cleveland 1975), cat. 32.

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PROVENANCE

	Erno Wittman, died 1963 (Budapest, Hungary; New York, New York), possibly sold through Raphael Stora (New York, New York) to Mr. and Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1945.
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	Mr. and Mrs. Severance A. Milliken, by gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1947.
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fun fact:


digital description:
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.

wall description:
The book, common in Northern Italian representations of Saint John the Baptist, symbolizes the biblical prophecy his birth fulfilled as the precursor to Christ.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 231
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n51

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IMAGES

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