Saint John the Baptist

Datelate 15th Century

Modern PlaceFlorence, Italy, Southern Europe, Europe

MediumPolychromed terracotta

ClassificationsSculpture

Dimensions16 3/4 inches (42.55 cm)

Credit LineCity of Detroit Purchase

Object number26.121

DescriptionBust of a young man wearing a hair shirt underneath a toga. He has shoulder-length hair, heavy eyes, and a beard and moustache.

On View

On view

1610/1611

15th Century

c. 1890

1880

c. 1914

17th Century

late 18th/early 19th Century

middle 15th Century

19th Century

2565/2420 BC

15th Century

1450/1464