John the Baptist

John the Baptist

The artwork created by Giovanni Giuliani is a clay sculpture of John the Baptist sitting in the collection of the Heiligenkr ö tz Monastery. The height is 27.5 centimeters, created in 1733. John the Baptist is an important figure in the New Testament, who prophesied the arrival of Jesus and baptized him in the Jordan River. John the Baptist is depicted sitting with a lamb to his left. The lamb usually represents Jesus in Christian symbolism, as Jesus is known as the "Lamb of God" and was sacrificed for the sins of humanity. Giovanni Giuliani is an Italian sculptor active in Heiligenkreis, Austria.