John the Baptist as a boy Benedetto da Maiano

This figure of John the Baptist rendered as a boy holds a tall bronze cross in his right hand (missing in this cast). The original sculpture surmounts a marble doorway in the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, the culmination of a scheme undertaken by Benedetto da Maiano in 1472 to divide the Sala Grande on the second floor into an anteroom and an audience chamber. Benedetto designed the doorway in collaboration with his brother, Giuliano (1432-90) but was solely responsible for the figurative parts of the door surround.

Our figures are made by hand using high quality natural marble stone therefor each piece is unique and may slightly be different in shape and color.

★ Can be placed in the living room, garden, bonsai office, bedroom, bookstore, study, library, store, desk, car.

★ Gift idea for your friends and family, for those who are struggling, tired, depressed.

Material: natural marble

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