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Saint John the Baptist child, Seville school, First...

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Saint John the Baptist child, Seville school, First third of the 17th century Surroundings of Juan de Mesa Velasco (Córdoba, 1583 - Seville, 1627) Carved and polychrome wood Height: 65 cm This charming, finely carved polychrome wooden statue takes its inspiration from the model of the Blessing Infant Jesus created by early 17th-century Seville sculptor Juan de Mesa Velasco. Standing on his left leg in contrapposto, the chubby Saint John the Baptist sports a voluminous headdress with curly hair and a tassel at the top of his head. The positions of his arms indicate that he was holding the reed cross (his biblical attribute) in his left hand, while the index finger of his right hand points forward. Juan de Mesa y Velasco (1583-1627) was one of the great sculptors of the early 17th-century Sevillian school, and one of his most important works is the Blessing Infant Jesus, preserved in the Museum of Fine Arts in Cordoba, with the artist's characteristic hairstyle: the locks of hair forming a tassel at the top of the forehead. Related works: The Child Jesus Blessing by Juan de Mesa Velasco: - Museum of Fine Arts, Cordoba, First quarter 17th century, h. 63 cm - Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Seville, circa 1625, h. 63 cm - National Art Museum of Catalonia, circa 1615-1625, h. 53 cm

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