Inv. n°: CL318

St. John the Baptist

h. 21.5 x w. 7.5 x d. 6.5 cm

c. 1550

Gilt bronze

Provenance

  • Henry Harris, esq., London, until his death 1950
  • Sir John Pope-Hennessy, CBE, Florence, until his death
  • By descent to the previous owner, until 2014
  • Acquired at Danie Katz Ltd, London, 2015

Publications

  • W. Wixom, Renaissance Bronzes From Ohio Collections, Cleveland, Ohio, 1975, no. 32
  • J. Pope Hennessy, Learning the Look, New York, 1991, p. 88
  • A. Radcliffe, The Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection: Renaissance and Later Sculpture, London, 1992, pp. 170-173

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