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Saint John the Baptist by Angelo de Rossi (Italian) — VisualArtsDB

Saint John the Baptist

Saint John the Baptist

Angelo de Rossi (Italian)

1575–1599

Medium: bronze
Dimensions: Overall: 49.5 x 16.5 x 14.5 cm (19 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 5 11/16 in.)
Genre: sculpture
Museum: Cleveland Museum of Art

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European Painting and Sculpture

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Italy, Verona, 16th century

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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.