The Youthful Saint John the Baptist, Domenico Pieratti, ca. 1625–30

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The Youthful Saint John the Baptist, ca. 1625–30, Italian, Florence, Marble, Overall (confirmed): 28 × 17 1/2 × 13 1/4 in., 138lb. ( × × cm, 624kg), Sculpture, Domenico Pieratti (Italian, Florence 1600–1656 Rome), As their patron saint, John the Baptist was a prominent fixture in the homes of civic-minded Florentines. This large, lyric statuette by Pieratti, the city's first important Baroque sculptor, shows exacting yet expansive compositional experimentation

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Size: 3901px × 5200px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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