Saint John the Baptist
c. 1475/1485
Medium
bronze//Black laquer (abraded locally)
Dimensions
overall (diameter): 19.8 cm (7 13/16 in.) gross weight: 1807.6 gr (3.985 lb.) framed (diameter x depth): 6.35 cm (13 3/4 × 2 1/2 in.)
Classification
Sculpture
Department
CSD
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Samuel H. Kress Collection
Accession Number
1957.14.248
About the Artist
Francesco di Giorgio Martini
Francesco di Giorgio Martini (1439–1501) was a quintessential Renaissance polymath from Siena, Italy, excelling as a painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, and theorist in the Sienese School tradition. Baptized on September 23, 1439, to a poultry dealer named Francesco Maurizio di Giorgio di Martino, his early life remains sparsely documented, with the first record of his artistic activity appear...