© British Museum
Icon of St John the Baptist
Artist: Byzantine
Location: British Museum
Date: 1300
Materials: egg tempera & gold leaf over linen on panel
Dimensions: 25 x 20 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £25,000 (Total: £275,000)
Vendor: Fine Art Conservation
Review number: 3220 (1987)
Provenance:
Fine Art Conservation Ltd
Description:
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.
There are no comments on this artwork
To add comments please login or register.
The Art Fund may edit your comments and not all comments will be published. The Art Fund cannot be help responsible for views expressed by visitors of this website.