# *The Baptismal Font from Siena* From Oct 20, 2024 · on view A restored 1876 plaster cast model of Siena’s baptismal font shown with Donatello’s bronze Putto with a Tambourine in the museum’s crypt. The permanent show pairs two objects: Donatello’s bronze putto of 1429, under forty centimetres high, and a 59-part plaster model of the Siena baptismal font, over five metres tall, cast by the Gipsformerei in 1876 and restored in 2023. A panoramic research display traces how the moulds were taken in Siena, how the model was made and used in Berlin, and the role of casts in 19th- and early 20th-century museums. It argues that a cast is an original in its own right. A publication by Schnell + Steiner accompanies it. Full details: [smb.museum](https://www.smb.museum/en/museums-institutions/bode-museum/exhibitions/detail/the-baptismal-font-from-siena/) ## At [Bode-Museum](https://onview.so/berlin/bode-museum.md) Museum in Mitte, Berlin. - Address: Am Kupfergraben, on the Museum Island, by the Monbijoubrücke, Berlin, 10178 - Hours: Tue–Fri 10–5, Sat–Sun 10–6 - Website: https://www.smb.museum/en/museums-institutions/bode-museum - Directions: - On the map: https://onview.so/berlin/map/bode-museum --- On View's listing, as of Wednesday, October 14, 2026. This page: https://onview.so/berlin/bode-museum/the-baptismal-font-from-siena. Every gallery and museum in Berlin: https://onview.so/berlin.md. All of On View: https://onview.so/llms.txt