Saint John the Baptist

Provenance

Acquired in Italy by Louis-Charles Timbal [1820-1880], Paris; Gustave Dreyfus [1837-1914], Paris; his estate; purchased 1930 with the entire Dreyfus collection by (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London, New York, and Paris); sold 1944 to the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York; gift 1957 to NGA.

Saint John the Baptist

Desiderio da Settignano

c. 1850/1875

Accession Number

1957.14.13

Medium

bronze

Dimensions

overall: 51.4 x 29.9 cm (20 1/4 x 11 3/4 in.)

Classification

Sculpture

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Samuel H. Kress Collection