Caption

Image of John the Baptist, Commence par domandor terminé par De Meersman, print, printmaker: François de Meersman (signed by artist), after sculpture by unknown, 1840 - 1905, unknown, after sculpture by, paper, etching, height 302 mm x width 192 mm, Representation is based on a Renaissance statue in the Bargello in Florence., Person, John the Baptist, possible attributes: book, reed cross, baptismal cup, honeycomb, lamb, staff, A monochrome drawing of a standing male figure on a textured rectangular base, shown full-length from head to feet, with a faint circular halo outline above the head; the figure has short curly hair and a downward gaze, a lean torso with visible musculature, one arm hanging relaxed at the side and the other bent to hold a small vessel against the chest; a patterned draped cloth covers one shoulder and wraps around the waist and down the front, partially revealing the legs; the feet rest flat on the base and a vertical support element runs behind the legs; the background is plain and light with subtle paper texture.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B19_122

License type

Rights managed

Available size

34.8Mb (4.6Mb) / 8.3in x 16.2in / 2501 x 4869 (300dpi)

Keywords

Image John Baptist Commence par domandor terminé par De Meersman print printmaker François de Meersman signed artist sculpture unknown 1840 - 1905 paper etching height 302 mm x width 192 mm Representation based Renaissance statue Bargello Florence Person possible attributes book reed cross baptismal cup honeycomb lamb staff monochrome drawing standing male figure textured rectangular base shown full-length head feet faint circular halo outline figure short curly hair downward gaze lean torso visible musculature arm hanging relaxed side bent hold small vessel chest patterned draped cloth covers shoulder wraps waist down front partially revealing legs rest flat base vertical support element runs background plain light subtle paper texture