John the Baptist. Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, manufacturer (German, active 1710 - present) Modeled by Christian Gottfried Jüchtzer (German, 1752 - 1812) After a painting by Pompeo Batoni (Italian (Lucchese), 1708 - 1787) about 1783–1790 John the Baptist is described in the Bible as a man from the wilderness who preaches a baptism of repenteance for the forgiveness of sins. This porcelain sculpture is based on a painting showing him sitting beside the river Jordan, gesturing toward Jesus in the distance as if exclaiming, "Behold the Lamb of God" (John 1:29). Here the artist at the Meissen ma
John the Baptist. Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, manufacturer (German, active 1710 - present) Modeled by Christian Gottfried Jüchtzer (German, 1752 - 1812) After a painting by Pompeo Batoni (Italian (Lucchese), 1708 - 1787) about 1783–1790 John the Baptist is described in the Bible as a man from the wilderness who preaches a baptism of repenteance for the forgiveness of sins. This porcelain sculpture is based on a painting showing him sitting beside the river Jordan, gesturing toward Jesus in the distance as if exclaiming, "Behold the Lamb of God" (John 1:29). Here the artist at the Meissen manufactory copies just the figure of the saint with a lamb, the Baptist's main attribute. The theme of repentance is echoed in the pendant to this piece showing a figure of Mary Magdalene (see ).
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