Saint John
These figures (see also 47.3.1) originally stood at the foot of a Crucifixion, as in the complete ivory ensemble in a nearby case. Despite the Gothicizing face of Saint John, the full classical drapery and the firm sense of the bodies beneath suggest an artist open to Renaissance innovations.
Artwork Details
- Title: Saint John
- Date: ca. 1560
- Culture: Flemish
- Medium: Boxwood
- Dimensions: Height: 11 in. (27.9 cm)
- Classification: Sculpture-Miniature
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1947
- Object Number: 47.3.2
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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