Buy Saint John Plate High relief F. Barbedienne

- High relief plaque of Saint John the Evangelist, in bronze and from the first half of the 19th century. The plate is solid and of a single piece, emphasizing the harmony and calm that transmits its contemplation.
- The cast of the plaque is very good, and its execution is very careful, having generated a beautiful patina product of time, with a very attractive and high quality aspect, which is a spectacular result.
- The Plaque reproduces Saint John the Evangelist, he is usually represented with a more youthful appearance than the others.
- On the plaque John is seated with two books, one of which he is reading. At his feet is the so-called Eagle of St John.
- On the front is the signature: F. Barbedienne.
- Ferdinand Barbedienne was a French cabinetmaker and bronze-worker, an exponent of the Second Empire style. He was the inventor of a system of chain-reproduction for the reduction and enlargement of sculptures, with which he set up a bronze factory in Paris.
- On the back there are two numberings: the first seems to be the earliest, as it is made on the same plaque and is just below the name "Saint-Jean 121". The second, probably made later, is written in black: 84109.
- The signature in the lower left corner is chiselled, which suggests that it may have been made by the artist himself.
Conservation and damage:
- The plaque is in a perfect state of preservation.
- There are no breaks or casting defects.
- The bronze shows the wear typical of it"s age.