Description
Saint John wears the hair shirt he fashioned during his retreat into the wilderness to live humbly. He clenches a device of baptism, a shell to pour the water.
Provenance
Trivulizo, Milan; Adolph Loewi (Los Angeles, California), sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1952.
Accession Number
1952.276
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
Overall: 49.5 x 16.5 x 14.5 cm (19 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 5 11/16 in.)
Classification
Sculpture
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund