About this piece
back to topA Framed bronze relief sculpture of St. John the Baptist after Desiderio da Settignano.
Cast in high relief with complex detail, John the Baptist is depicted as a youthful character.
Shown with a halo with an obscured staff topped with a cross. He is often depicted as such to signify his divinity and that he was the forerunner, and prophet who announced the coming of Christ.
The sculpture is mounted to a light blue wooden panel, framed in a light oak. The front edge of the relief is marked with a cypher made up of letters and symbols.
