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Head of a Saint, John the Baptist?
16th century (Renaissance)
terracotta with glaze
(Renaissance Europe )
(Renaissance Europe )
This head may be either intended as a bust or a fragment cut from a damaged figure. As of September 2010 it has not been sufficiently investigated to establish authorship.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown] (?); Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1979 | Window Display at Enoch Pratt Library. Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore. |
| 1956 | 25th Anniversary Exhibition of European Masterpieces. The Washington County Museum, Hagerstown. |
Geographies
Italy, Florence (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 9 3/16 in. (23.3 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters (?)
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.
27.221