St. John the Baptist (Orsanmichele)
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St. John the Baptist (Orsanmichele) is a renowned early 15th-century bronze statue by Lorenzo Ghiberti, created for the Orsanmichele church in Florence and celebrated as a landmark of Italian Renaissance sculpture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St. John the Baptist (Orsanmichele) canonical | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bronze statue
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public sculpture ⓘ |
| artForm | sculpture ⓘ |
| artisticPeriod | Early Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | Orsanmichele NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Lorenzo Ghiberti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts | John the Baptist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictsGender | male figure ⓘ |
| depictsIconography | John the Baptist as ascetic preacher ⓘ |
| genre |
public religious monument
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religious sculpture ⓘ |
| hasCreator | Lorenzo Ghiberti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | niche figure ⓘ |
| hasStyle | Renaissance naturalism ⓘ |
| hasType | freestanding figure ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | landmark of Italian Renaissance sculpture ⓘ |
| inception | early 15th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Gothic sculpture tradition
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emerging Renaissance classicism ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | none (visual artwork) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Florence
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Italy ⓘ Orsanmichele NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuscany ⓘ |
| madeInCity | Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | bronze ⓘ |
| movement | Italian Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early use of large-scale bronze in Florence
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naturalistic treatment of drapery ⓘ refined surface modeling ⓘ |
| partOf | sculptural decoration of Orsanmichele ⓘ |
| patronSaintDepicted | John the Baptist, patron saint of Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| significance | key work in transition from Gothic to Renaissance sculpture ⓘ |
| significantEvent | commission for a niche of Orsanmichele ⓘ |
| subjectHasRole | patron saint depicted as prophet ⓘ |
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