Description
John the Baptist is often accompanied by a lamb as a sign of his intimacy with Christ, the Lamb of God. The depiction of children embracing animals is a motif from antiquity that Piamontini would have known.
Provenance
James Parmelee, 1855-1931 (Washington, DC), upon his death, held in trust by the estate.; Estate of James Parmelee, by bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1940.
Accession Number
1940.586
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
Overall: 43.2 x 33 x 25.4 cm (17 x 13 x 10 in.)
Classification
Sculpture
Credit Line
Bequest of James Parmelee
