Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness

Gallery 309, European Art 1100-1500, third floor

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Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness

Early 1480s

Biagio d'Antonio da Firenze (Italian (active Florence, Rome, and Faenza), documented 1476–1504)

John the Baptist is the patron saint of Florence, and each year on June 24 festive celebrations are held in his honor. Here, on this right wing of a diptych (a two-paneled painting that could be folded), he is shown in the wilderness wearing a camel-hair shirt.

Gallery 309, European Art 1100-1500, third floor

Object Details

Title:

Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness

Date:

Early 1480s

Artist:

Biagio d'Antonio da Firenze (Italian (active Florence, Rome, and Faenza), documented 1476–1504)

Medium:

Tempera on panel

Dimensions:

11 1/8 x 7 3/4 inches (28.3 x 19.7 cm)

Classification:

Paintings

Credit Line:

John G. Johnson Collection, 1917

Accession Number:

Cat. 77

Geography:

Made in Italy, Europe

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Gallery 309, European Art 1100-1500, third floor

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