Saint John the Baptist
Artist
Giovanni Pietro Rizzoli
(Italian, active ca. 1495-1540)
Datefirst half of the 16th century
Object number62.0263
Mediumoil on panel
Dimensionsframe: 39 1/4 x 32 3/8 x 4 in. (99.7 x 82.2 x 10.2 cm)
28 3/16 x 21 3/4 x 3/8 in. (71.6 x 55.2 x 1 cm)
28 3/16 x 21 3/4 x 3/8 in. (71.6 x 55.2 x 1 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineMuseo de Arte de Ponce. The Luis A. Ferré Foundation, Inc.
Gift of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York
On View
Not on viewDescription[REPLACE DESCRIPTION - SEE BELOW] This well-preserved painting is a fine example of the art practiced in Leonardo da Vinci's circle, yet no exact prototype appears to exist in Leonardo's work and no other version of the composition seems to be known. The work is stylistically consistent with the ouvre given to Giampetrino.
Source: "Paintings and Sculpture of the European and American Schools." Ponce, P.R: Museo de Arte de Ponce (Luis A. Ferré Foundation), 1984.
[NEW DESCRIPTION] Giovanni Pietro Rizzoli was one of the most distinguished disciples of Leonardo da Vinci (1452– 1519). This painting is part of an important group of devotional works associated with the artist, that depict half-length figures and present characteristics with Leonardesque influence, such as the use of sfumato and the figure’s contrapposto. Rizzoli achieves a quasi-theatrical space, resulting from the marked contrast of the illuminated figure set against a dark background. This composition is related a Da Vinci painting of the same subject, which is currently in the Musée du Louvre in Paris. No other works by Da Vinci that might have inspired this painting have been identified.
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