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Esteban de Rueda
Saint John the Baptistcirca 1620

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Polychrome wood sculpture of a standing bearded man with one arm raised, wearing a patterned red and gold cloak, with a small lamb at his feet
Polychrome wood sculpture of a standing bearded male figure, partially draped in a richly painted red and gold patterned cloak, right arm raised, with a small lamb at his feet.
Close-up detail of a polychrome wood sculpture showing deeply carved drapery folds painted gold with green and blue scrolling floral motifs; a red-orange column with similar painted decoration visible at right edge.
Polychrome wooden sculpture, close-up of a figure's torso and extended hand, draped in elaborately carved robes with gilded and painted floral patterns in gold, green, and red; flesh-toned bare chest visible beneath deeply undercut folds.
Close-up detail of a polychrome wooden sculpture showing deeply carved drapery folds painted gold with green and black foliate scroll patterns; red-painted surface visible at right edge.
Detail of a polychrome wood sculpture showing a seated lamb with tightly carved curling fleece, head upturned, beside a bare human foot, against red and green painted drapery folds.
Polychrome wood sculpture, bust of a bearded man with dark curling hair, head slightly tilted, wearing a richly painted draped garment in red and gold with foliate patterns, bare chest partially visible; finely carved and painted surface with visible age cracking.
Artist or Maker
Esteban de Rueda
Spain, Toro, 1585 - 1626
Title
Saint John the Baptist
Date Made
circa 1620
Medium
Parcel-gilt and polychrome wood
Dimensions
65 3/4 × 18 3/4 × 45 1/4 in. (167.01 × 47.63 × 114.94 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of The Ahmanson Foundation
Accession Number
M.2016.117
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture
Provenance
Antonio Manuel MIranda, Lisbon, by 1973. [Coll & Cortès, London, sold 2016 to]; LACMA.
Selected Bibliography
  • Lehmbeck, Leah, editor. Gifts of European Art from The Ahmanson Foundation. Vol. 3, Dutch Painting, Flemish Painting, Spanish Painting and Sculpture. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2019.