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'The Birth of Saint John the Baptist', c1455, (1939). Artist: Jean Fouquet.

'The Birth of Saint John the Baptist', c1455, (1939). Artist: Jean Fouquet.

2-649-921 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'The Birth of Saint John the Baptist', c1455, (1939). Christians have long interpreted the life of John the Baptist as a preparation for the coming of Jesus Christ. The illustration is part of the manuscript Livre d'heures d'Etienne Chevalier by Jean Fouquet. Forty pages of it (including this work) are held by the Musee Conde, Chantilly, France. From Verve - Nos. 5-6, July-October 1939. [Verve, France, 1939]

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People Information

Creator
  1. Jean Fouquet, attributed to: French: Artist, illuminator, painter
Subject
  1. St John the Baptist: Judean: Saint, Christian Martyr
People Related
  1. Etienne Chevalier: French: royal official, treasurer to Charles VII
Picture Type
  1. Portrait
Category Hierarchy

Religion & Belief Christianity

Society & Culture Family Life

Artistic Representations Portraits

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 2720x3800
File Size : 30,282kb

Aliases

  1. 0580030813
  1. 2-649-921
  1. 2649921
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