Saint John the Baptist

Lippo Memmi

Shown from the hips up, a bearded man wearing a textured shirt under a cranberry-red robe stands in front of a gold background in this vertical painting, which comes to a pointed arch at the top. The man’s pale skin has a green-gray cast in the shadows, but his cheeks are pink. His body faces us, but he looks off to our right with slitted, brown eyes under curving brows. He has a long, straight nose and his lips are closed. His shoulder-length brown hair curls around his head, and his beard falls to his chest in long ropes like thick fringe. His textured shirt is topaz blue, and the red robe is edged with gold. He holds his right arm, to our left, so it crosses his chest as he points to our right. A scroll in the other hand reads, “ECCE AGNUS DEI.ECCE Q.” A patterned halo is punched and incised into the gold background. Molding creating a three-lobed shape over the man’s head is punched with dots and marquis-shaped designs. Areas of brick red show through some areas of the gold background.

Artwork details

Artist: Lippo Memmi
Date: probably c. 1325
Medium: tempera on panel
Dimensions: painted surface (incised line to incised line): 88.7 × 42.2 cm (34 15/16 × 16 5/8 in.) painted surface (original panel): 92.5 × 44 cm (36 7/16 × 17 5/16 in.) overall: 94.3 × 45.3 cm (37 1/8 × 17 13/16 in.) framed: 99.1 x 48.3 x 6 cm (39 x 19 x 2 3/8 in.)
Collection: CIS-R

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Rs. 1105

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Artwork size: 7" × 15"

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