Dish with Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness

ca. 1530-1540 (Renaissance)

24.5 cm 6 cm

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The illustration of this dish highlights the young Saint John the Baptist, recognizable by his small cross and hair shirt, the latter referencing his life of penance in the desert. On the outer ring, the painter has rendered a series of gold acanthus leaves in relief, made by...

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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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