Saint John the Baptist (Donatello)

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Saint John the Baptist

Artist	Donatello
Year	1438
Medium	Wood
Location	Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, Venice

Saint John the Baptist is a painted wood statue of 1438 by the Florentine Italian Renaissance sculptor Donatello. It remains in its original site in the Frari Church in Campo del Friari in the San Polo district of Venice, Italy.

The sculpture was restored in 1973, at which time the sculptor's signature and dating of the work were rediscovered, and again in 2024 by Save Venice Inc.. Carved in Florence, it is the sculptor's only work in Venice. Although the original installation of the statue is unclear, it is presently located on the altar of the chapel of the Florentine community in the Basilica dei Frari, on the right side of the transept.

The saint is shown in a hair shirt with animal pelts, with a golden cloak atop. Extending from his right hand is an unfurled scroll which reads ECCE AGNUS DEI ('Behold the Lamb of God').

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Sculptures	Donatello (catalogue of works) Madonna of the Apple (c. 1400–1425) Santa Croce Crucifix (c. 1406–1408) David (marble, 1408–1409) Huldschinsky Madonna (attributed; c. 1410–1430) Saint Mark (1411–1413) Saint George and Saint George Freeing the Princess (c. 1415–1417) Marzocco (1418–1420) Zuccone (1423–1425) Saint Louis of Toulouse (1423–1425) San Rossore Reliquary (1424–1427) Tomb of Antipope John XXIII (1424–1427) Tomb of Cardinal Rainaldo Brancacci (c. 1427–1428) The Baptism of Christ (1425) The Feast of Herod (1425) Pazzi Madonna (c. 1425–1430) The Ascension with Christ Giving the Keys to Saint Peter (c. 1428–1430) Madonna of the Cords (c. 1433–1435) Putti candle-holders (1434–1439) Saint John the Baptist (1438) Sagrestia Vecchia Madonna and Child (attributed; c. 1440) Madonna and Child with Four Cherubs (c. 1440) Amore-Attis (c. 1440–1443) Piot Madonna (c. 1440 or 1460) David (bronze, c. 1440s) Basilica del Santo Crucifix (1444–1447) Chellini Madonna (c. 1450) Equestrian statue of Gattamelata (1453) Penitent Magdalene (1453–1455) Lamentation over the Dead Christ (c. 1455–1460) Judith and Holofernes (1457–1464)
Related	Renaissance art

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Sculptures

Donatello (catalogue of works)
Madonna of the Apple (c. 1400–1425)
Santa Croce Crucifix (c. 1406–1408)
David (marble, 1408–1409)
Huldschinsky Madonna (attributed; c. 1410–1430)
Saint Mark (1411–1413)
Saint George and Saint George Freeing the Princess (c. 1415–1417)
Marzocco (1418–1420)
Zuccone (1423–1425)
Saint Louis of Toulouse (1423–1425)
San Rossore Reliquary (1424–1427)
Tomb of Antipope John XXIII (1424–1427)
Tomb of Cardinal Rainaldo Brancacci (c. 1427–1428)
The Baptism of Christ (1425)
The Feast of Herod (1425)
Pazzi Madonna (c. 1425–1430)
The Ascension with Christ Giving the Keys to Saint Peter (c. 1428–1430)
Madonna of the Cords (c. 1433–1435)
Putti candle-holders (1434–1439)
Saint John the Baptist (1438)
Sagrestia Vecchia
Madonna and Child (attributed; c. 1440)
Madonna and Child with Four Cherubs (c. 1440)
Amore-Attis (c. 1440–1443)
Piot Madonna (c. 1440 or 1460)
David (bronze, c. 1440s)
Basilica del Santo Crucifix (1444–1447)
Chellini Madonna (c. 1450)
Equestrian statue of Gattamelata (1453)
Penitent Magdalene (1453–1455)
Lamentation over the Dead Christ (c. 1455–1460)
Judith and Holofernes (1457–1464)

Renaissance art

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