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John the Baptist
- Date
- about 1783–1790
- Medium
- Biscuit porcelain
- Culture
- German
- Department
- Decorative Arts
- Institution
- Getty Museum
- Object ID
- e8cf34a0-85f9-41c1-95e4-13e92b4d6586
From the Getty Museum record
John the Baptist is described in the Bible as a man from the wilderness who preaches a baptism of repenteance for the forgiveness of sins. This porcelain sculpture is based on a painting showing him sitting beside the river Jordan, gesturing toward Jesus in the distance as if exclaiming, "Behold the Lamb of God" (John 1:29). Here the artist at the Meissen manufactory copies just the figure of the saint with a lamb, the Baptist's main attribute. The theme of repentance is echoed in the pendant to this piece showing a figure of Mary Magdalene (see 2022.43.1).
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