5242330 Bust of John the Baptist, 1886 (bronze) by Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917); J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, USA; (add.info.: model 1880; cast 1886 Modeal was an Italian peasant from Abruzzi called Pignatelli: "As soon as I saw him, I was filled with admiration; this rough, hairy man expressed violence in his bearing, his features and his physical strength, yet also the mystical character of his race. I immediately thought of a Saint John the Baptist, in other words, a man of nature, a visionary, a believer, a precursor who came to announce one greater than himself.").