Who created "St. John the Baptist"?

St. John the Baptist was created by Giambologna in 19th century, after 16th century original.

When was "St. John the Baptist" created?

This artwork was created 19th century, after 16th century original.

What medium is "St. John the Baptist"?

St. John the Baptist is Bronze.

Is "St. John the Baptist" in the public domain?

Yes, St. John the Baptist is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

St. John the Baptist

Giambologna

19th century, after 16th century original

Medium

Bronze

Dimensions

Height: 41 in. (104.1 cm)

Classification

Metalwork-Electrotype

Culture

British, after Italian original

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, 1873

Accession Number

73.8.60

Tags

Saint John the Baptist

Art Historical Context

Behold the striking *St. John the Baptist*, a 19th-century bronze electrotype reproduction of a masterful 16th-century original Giambologna (Jean de Boulogne the eminent Flemish-Italian Mannerist sculptor. Standing at an impressive 41 inches tall this sculpture captures the saint in a dynamic, twisting pose characteristic of Mannerism—a style that emphasized elegance, complexity, and anatomical virtuosity over Renaissance harmony. Giambologna, active in Florence under the Medici patronage, was renowned for his fluid bronze figures that seem to defy gravity, influencing generations of sculptors...

About the Artist

Giambologna · 1529–1608

Born and trained in Flanders (Douai, his birthplace, is now in France but was once in Flanders), Giambologna traveled to Italy in 1550 to study Classical and Renaissance sculpture. There, he became court sculptor of the Medici Dukes. He was famed for compositional sophistication, sensuous, tactile treatment of human body, and sheer technical virtuosity. He was extremely influential because the Med...

St. John the Baptist

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