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Saint John the Baptist

late 1500s
designed by

Angelo de Rossi

(Italian)
(Italian, 1605)
Italy, Verona, 16th century
bronze
Overall: 49.5 x 16.5 x 14.5 cm (19 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 5 11/16 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1952.276
Location: not on view
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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.
Saint John the Baptist

Saint John the Baptist

late 1500s

Angelo de Rossi, Giuseppe de Levis

(Italian), (Italian, 1605)
Italy, Verona, 16th century

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