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Artist:
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Attributed to Felipe de Ribas
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Title:
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John the Baptist as a Child, one of a pair
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Date:
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c. 1640
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Medium:
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Polychrome and gilt wood, glass
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Dimensions:
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23 3/4 x 10 11/16 x 8 1/2 in. (60.33 x 27.15 x 21.59 cm) (without bottom peg)
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Credit Line:
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The John R. Van Derlip Fund
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Location:
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Gallery 341
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The figure of the Infant Saint John the Baptist was carved as a companion figure for the Infant Jesus Christ (on the opposite pedestal).
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Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Ribas, Felipe de
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Nationality:
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Spanish
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Life Dates:
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Spanish, 1609-1648
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Classification:
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Sculpture
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Physical Description:
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standing infant with arms out, PL arm slightly upraised; thick, short hair; standing on rocky element; wearing brown and gilt garment trimmed in dark brown fur; gilt shoulder cloth
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Creation Place:
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Europe, Spain, , ,
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Accession #:
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2010.27.1.2
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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