The Head of Saint John the Baptist Brought before Herod 1460

by Giovanni di Paolo

Giovanni di Paolo worked within the conservative artistic tradition of Siena, creating rich patterns and an intensely devotional mood in his paintings. Among his finest narrative works are [url=68.5 × 40.2 cm (27 × 15 13/16 in.); painted surface: 66.1 × 38.1 cm (26 1/32 × 15 in.)]these six panels[/url], part of a series of twelve depicting the life of Saint John the Baptis...

Size:: 68.5 × 40.2 cm (27 × 15 13/16 in.); painted surface: 66.1 × 38.1
Medium:: Tempera on panel
Credit:: Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
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