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| Keywords: Nicolò Roccatagliata - Saint John the Baptist - Walters 54463.jpg This elegantly elongated statue of St John the Baptist shown in the act of baptizing was once placed in a holy-water stoup basin as can be seen from the greenish patina on the base caused by contact with water The location was most likely a church in Venice or Genoa where the sculptor worked St John foretold the coming of Christ and baptized him The lamb is a symbol of Christ who offered himself as a sacrifice in place of the traditional lamb The little cross-like punch marks on the strap that holds the fur are typical of the decoration on objects from the Roccatagliata workshop The dark surface patina is characteristic of Venetian bronzes ca 1570 1600 bronze cm 52 4 accession number 54 463 37890 Henry Walters Baltimore 1926 mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1926 place of origin Venice Italy Walters Art Museum license Renaissance sculpture in the Walters Art Museum Nicolò Roccatagliata Niccolò Roccatagliata Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist update | ||||
