Icon of St John the Baptist

Byzantine

British Museum

1300

St John looks directly at the viewer; he holds a scroll in his left hand and his right is raised in blessing. He wears a green mantle and a red tunic over a hair-shirt. The wooden panel has a raised border which frames the saint.

• Medium: egg tempera & gold leaf over linen on panel
• Dimensions: 25 x 20 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £25000 ( Total: £275,000)
• ArtFunded in: 1987
• Vendor: Fine Art Conservation

Provenance

Fine Art Conservation Ltd

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