The Young Saint John the Baptist

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The pose of this boy, who appears ready to jump up, recalls paintings and sculpture by Michelangelo, to whom the statue was once attributed. But the refined physique reflects Susini's training by his uncle Antonio, an assistant to the late 16th-century bronze sculptor Giovanni Bologna. In Florentine art the city's patron saint, John the Baptist, often appears as a boy, providing a devout role model for children. The Lamb of God at his feet symbolizes Jesus, whose coming John foretold. With holy water filling the shell in John's hand, the statue might have stood against the wall of a chapel, with one figure gazing toward the altar, the other toward entering worshippers.

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We are an Arlington, Tx-based 3D creation studio offering 3D printing and 3D scanning services, and we love museums and art! We try to send in sculpture captures here to help expand the Scan The World effort (from which we also borrow). We owe most credit for model creation and refinement to the talented people at Scan the World unless otherwise noted! We specialize in portrait products and bobbleheads, wedding caketoppers, doll heads. See our website for more details. Models and designs of ours are published on Thingiverse with the same username.

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