Currently not on view
John the Baptist,
17th century
Greek, Post-Byzantine
y1951-81
Information
Title
John the Baptist
Dates
17th century
Medium
Tempera and gold leaf on wood panel
Dimensions
35 x 27.2 x 1.7 cm (13 3/4 x 10 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Object Number
y1951-81
Place Made
Crete
Inscription
See accession card for reproduction of inscription.
Culture
Type
Materials
Purchased by the Museum in October 1951 from Kende Galleries, lot no. 132
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Paintings by old masters: a group of small American contemporary paintings, ancient Egyptian, Greek & Roman art, a rare collection of Coptic tapestry panels, Oriental art, necklaces, ivory carvings, Japanese color prints, decorative appointments, (New York: Kende Galleries at Gimbel Brothers, 1951).
, cat. no. 145 - Allen Rosenbaum and Francis F. Jones, Selections from The Art Museum, Princeton University, (Princeton, NJ: The Art Museum, Princeton University, 1986), p. 100 (illus.)
- Slobodan Curcic and Archer St. Clair, Byzantium at Princeton: Byzantine art and archaeology at Princeton University: catalogue of an exhibition at Firestone Library, Princeton University, August 1 through October 26, 1986, (Princeton, NJ: Dept. of Art and Archaeology, Princeton University, The Art Museum, Princeton University, Princeton University Library, Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections, 1986)., cat. no. 146; p. 119
