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San Giovannino, Tuscany, probably, 16th century
Terracotta
The sculpture represents the infant Saint John (also recognizable by the camel skin that falls over his right shoulder).
Literature:
Alan Phipps Darr - Giorgio Bonsanti, Donatello and His Florentine Sculpture of the Early Renaissance, Arnoldo Mondadori ed., Milan, 1986, pp.234-237.
Alan Phipps Darr - Giorgio Bonsanti, Donatello and His Florentine Sculpture of the Early Renaissance, Arnoldo Mondadori ed., Milan, 1986, pp.234-237.
Giancarlo Gentilini, I Della Robbia, Giunti ed., Prato, 1998, pp. 159, 185, 373.
Live auction 306
Sculpture and Small Bronzes from 15th to 19th Century
Palazzo Caetani Lovatelli, fri 28 June 2024
SINGLE SESSION 28/06/2024 Hours 16:00