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Saint John the Evangelist, late Gothic wooden sculpture, ca. 1500
Full-plastic sculpture depicting St. John the Evangelist , made of wood, dated around 1500. The figure is shown in counterpoint, with a slightly bowed head and entwined hands holding a book - an attribute of the Evangelist. Sculpture preserved in original polychromy, with visible structure of pigment layers and natural wood cracking.
The work may have been part of a winged altarpiece (retabulum), most likely in a Crucifixion group.
| Age | 5th century BC |
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| Country of origin | Ancient Greece |
| Material | Terracotta |
| Technique | Hand forming, wheel throwing |
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| Size | 7.5 cm x 8.5 cm |
| Weight | 100g |