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Luigi Bienaimé Italian
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The Accademia in Carrarra owns a model for 30.143.1 said to have been executed in 1820. The design of the figure was traced from a Thorvaldsen relief at Brahetrolleborg.
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Title: The Young St. John the Baptist
Artist:
Luigi Bienaimé (Italian, Carrara 1795–1878 Rome)
Date: 1836
Culture: Italian, Rome
Medium: Marble
Dimensions: Height: 45 1/2 in. (115.6 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Gift of the Estate of Lewis M. Rutherford, 1930
Object Number: 30.143.1
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