Life-size Sculpture of St. John the Baptist

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Life-size Sculpture of St. John the Baptist

About the Item

Dating to the late 17th/early 18th century, this wooden figure of St. John the Baptist is finely carved and embellished with striking detail. The figure has his right arm raised, and in his left arm he cradles a book and a lamb, whose little neck is arched back in a posture of adoration. The main body is carefully carved from a large block of wood, in the traditional style; an old, possibly original separate wooden panel closes the reverse of the figure. The joinery is exceptionally fine, especially at the standard points where stresses are usually observed, as in the upper arms; those and all related joints remain firm and solid, still smoothly covered with their fully original application of gesso and pigment. the latter layers are quite unusally well-preserved, with subtel skintones and beautifully articulated draperies. as is customary for associated elements such as the book and the lamb, the Colonial artist may have used tfor them a lighter structure such as cedar, or the wood of the coral-tree (erythrina); the drier-looking surface of those attributes suggests that their poychrome may be applied direcctly to the softer wood, without the full coats of gesso which so magisterially distinguish the skin tones of the Saint. The area of Colonial Mexico where this masterwork may have been carved remains to be determined: a possible origin in the province of Guanajuato (either in its capitol of that name, or in the closely neighboring town of León) has been suggested. What is clear is that this grand and powerful image numinously evokes the beneficent, humane character of the precursor of Christ. An Art Loss Register Certificate is available for this item. Provenance: Peyton Wright Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 2007 Private Collection, Taos, NM Private Collection, Los Angeles, CA 1971

Dimensions:
Height: 70 in (177.8 cm)Width: 27.5 in (69.85 cm)Depth: 21 in (53.34 cm)
Style:
Spanish Colonial (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Gesso,Wood
Place of Origin:
Unknown
Period:
18th Century and Earlier
Date of Manufacture:
1700s-1800s
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Santa Fe, NM
Reference Number:
Seller: PWOL04481stDibs: LU9739791538

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