BRONZE DEVOTIONAL PLAQUE, SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST. 19TH-20TH CENTURIES.
Decorative Antiques -
Reference: Z6494AA
Devotional plaque, Saint John the Baptist. Bronze. 19th-20th centuries. Rectangular devotional plaque on which the image of Saint John the Baptist is presented in relief, holding a book with the Lamb and a crosier topped with a cross, and accompanied by the legend, partially erased, “NON SV RE XIT MAIOR” (in reference to the text of Matthew alluding to Saint John, “non surrexit inter natos mulierum maior Ioanne Baptista”). This is a very common type of plaque since the 17th century in Spain (compare the two examples in the Lázaro Galdiano Museum in Madrid).
· Size: 7,5x11,5 cms.
60 €
