{"product_id":"san-giovanni-battista-di-digione","title":"Saint John the Baptist (Dijon)","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe artwork\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the preparatory drawing the saint holds an arrow, in the painting a banner, and that is why the Dijon panel has been called at times Saint Sebastian, at times Saint John the Baptist.\u003c\/strong\u003e It comes printed on handmade Amalfi paper, in a handmade frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA young saint in half-length, with the banner in his hand.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA vertical format for a bedroom, a study, an entrance hall.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA gift for someone called John or Sebastian, for anyone who loves sacred art.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe panel was in Vienna, in the Belvedere Gallery. In 1809 it was taken to Paris among the works seized by Napoleon, and in 1812 the Musée Napoléon assigned it to the museum in Dijon. In 1815, when Austria took back its paintings, the commissioner in charge left it to the French museums, and it has never returned since.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor a long time it was believed to be by Andrea del Sarto, then by Rosso Fiorentino. It was Paola Barocchi, in 1950, who linked it to the young Pontormo, and in 1966 Michel Laclotte and John Shearman accepted it as his. Today it is dated to around 1515.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA review of the exhibition at the Scuderie del Quirinale in Rome, which presents it as Saint Sebastian, says that it alone is worth the trip to Rome.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a bedroom or a study, it brings into your home a saint that Napoleon sent travelling from Vienna to France. It is the gift for anyone who loves the stories behind paintings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnique quality material\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrint on handmade Amalfi paper\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSheet size\u003c\/strong\u003e: 29 x 42 cm (11.4 x 16.5 in)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFramed size\u003c\/strong\u003e: 31 x 44 cm (12.2 x 17.3 in)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial\u003c\/strong\u003e: artwork printed on very fine handmade Amalfi paper with deckled edges\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrame\u003c\/strong\u003e: dark brown with a gold fillet, handmade, with glass\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trizio Editore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55637191590229,"sku":"BCQZWBFYR5DRU","price":190.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0768\/3411\/1829\/files\/san-giovanni-battista-di-digione-principale.jpg?v=1793711230","url":"https:\/\/trizioeditore.it\/en\/products\/saint-john-the-baptist-dijon-pontormo-print","provider":"Trizio Editore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}