File:Nicola di Maestro Antonio d'Ancona - Saint John the Baptist - Walters 37687.jpg
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editSaint John the Baptist ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
Nicola di Maestro Antonio d'Ancona (Italian, active late 15th century) |
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Title |
Saint John the Baptist |
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Description |
English: Saint John the Baptist was Christ's greatest prophet. Pointing to his staff, he is depicted as "the voice in the wilderness" who prepared the way for the Lord, as described in the New Testament. His primitive garment of camel's skin and his bony appearance speak to his ascetic life in the desert, where he preached repentance to prepare for the coming of Christ. His eyes appear large, as the flesh of his face is sunken. The saint's bodily neglect has contributed to his sanctity, symbolized by the splendidly tooled gold background. His name is written in his halo, and on his scroll can be read in Latin the words that he exclaimed upon seeing Jesus: "Behold the Lamb of God." The panel was originally one of the side panels of a polyptych (altarpiece made of several panels). |
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Date |
between 1490 and 1499 date QS:P571,+1490-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1490-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1499-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 (Early Renaissanceera QS:P2348,Q1472236 ) |
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Medium | tempera, oil and tooled gold on panel | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions |
Painted surface height: 117.8 cm (46.3 in); width: 38.2 cm (15 in) dimensions QS:P2048,117.8U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,38.2U174728 ;Panel height: 122.9 cm (48.3 in); width: 40 cm (15.7 in); depth: 3.1 cm (1.2 in) dimensions QS:P2048,122.9U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,40U174728 dimensions QS:P5524,3.1U174728 |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q210081 |
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Accession number |
37.687 |
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Place of creation | Marche, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Object history |
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Credit line | Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection, 1902 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Inscriptions | [Translation] Behold the Lamb of God; [Transcription] On scroll: ECCE.AN | |||||||||||||||||||||||
References | Federico Zeri (1976) (in English) Italian paintings in the Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore: Walters Art Gallery, no. 126 , pp. 191−192 OCLC: 2463997. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Source | Walters Art Museum: Home page Info about artwork | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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