The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 23, 2024
Saint John the Baptist
c. 1550
Overall: 21.8 cm (8 9/16 in.)
Location: 301 Baroque Sculpture Mezzanine
Description
This small bronze, covered with gold, was produced in multiple versions. Saint John stands here, looking calm and composed, in a rather graceful pose. This piece has a sense of forward motion even though the figure appears to be leaning back in this stance. Elegant and subtle, this piece is a beautiful example of small cast Renaissance bronzes.- Erno Wittman, died 1963 (Budapest, Hungary; New York, New York), possibly sold through Raphael Stora (New York, New York) to Mr. and Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1945.Mr. and Mrs. Severance A. Milliken, by gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1947.
- The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 231 archive.org
- CMA 1975: "Renaissance Bronzes from Ohio Collections," [cat. by W. D. Wixom] (Cleveland 1975), cat. 32.The Italian Heritage; an exhibition of works of art lent from American collections for the benefit of the Committee to Rescue Italian Art (CRIA). Wildenstein & Co., New York, NY (organizer) (May 17-August 29, 1967).Wildenstein and Co., N.Y., 1967: "An Exhibition of Works of Art Lent from the American Collections, The Italian Heritage, for the Benefit of the Committee to Rescue Italian Art," cat. no. 46, repr.35th Anniversary Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 20-September 30, 1951).Classic to Baroque: A Style Change in the Arts. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 30-November 13, 1949).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1947.28