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Bust of St. John the Baptist
16th century (Renaissance)
terracotta with glaze
(Renaissance Europe )
(Renaissance Europe )
The damaged condition makes it difficult to assess. Compare the very similar bust by Buglioni in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [date and mode of acquisition unknown] (?); Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Italy (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 21 7/8 in. (55.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection, 1902 (?)
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
27.220