Saint John the Baptist, late 1500s. Saint John wears the hair shirt he fashioned during his retreat into the wilderness to live humbly. He clenches a device of baptism, a shell to pour the water. This Venetian bronze’s rough surface contrasts to the nearby work of the Florentine sculptor Piamontini.

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Size: 1500px × 2048px
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Keywords: 1605, 16th, angelo, art, century, cleveland, de, heritage, italian, italy, museum, rossi, sculpture, verona