John the Baptist (Yzeure)

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John the Baptist in Yzeure

The sculpture of John the Baptist in the church of St-Pierre in Yzeure , a French commune in the Allier department of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region , was created in the 15th century. In 1918 the sculpture of St. John the Baptist was classified as a Monument historique .

The polychrome stone sculpture is approximately 1.90 meters high. John the Baptist, dressed in a characteristic fur, holds the Easter lamb in his left hand, the head of which is missing.

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Allier . tape 2 . Flohic Editions, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-053-1 , pp. 1111 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statue: saint Jean-Baptiste in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)

Coordinates: 46 ° 34 ′ 0.2 ″  N , 3 ° 21 ′ 16.3 ″  E