Saint John the Baptist

c. 1850/1875

Imitator of Desiderio da Settignano

Associated Names
Anonymous Artist

Sculptor

Desiderio da Settignano

Related Artist, Florentine, c. 1429 - 1464

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze

  • Credit Line

    Samuel H. Kress Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 51.4 x 29.9 cm (20 1/4 x 11 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1957.14.13


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Acquired in Italy by Louis-Charles Timbal [1820-1880], Paris; Gustave Dreyfus [1837-1914], Paris; his estate; purchased 1930 with the entire Dreyfus collection by (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London, New York, and Paris); sold 1944 to the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York; gift 1957 to NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1951

  • Renaissance Bronzes: Statuettes, Reliefs and Plaquettes, Medals and Coins from the Kress Collection. Introduction by Perry B. Cott. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1951: 141, repro. 53, as Attributed to Donatello.

1994

  • Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: 74, repro.

Inscriptions

falsely signed, lower left on staff: DONATELLI OPUS

Wikidata ID

Q63809604

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