The Birth and Naming of John the Baptist
1496–99
Juan de Flandes
Juan de Flandes (Netherlandish, c. 1460–1519)
Medieval Art
The Birth and Naming of John the Baptist, 1496–99. Juan de Flandes (Netherlandish, c. 1460–1519). Oil on wood; framed: 99 x 60 x 7.5 cm (39 x 23 5/8 x 2 15/16 in.); unframed: 88.4 x 49.9 cm (34 13/16 x 19 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1975.3 Flemish artists are famed for their attention to minute detail. Here the artist paints a domestic setting from his own time period, complete with details like a brazier for heating in the lower right corner and concave mirror above the bed.
- Maker/Artist
- Juan de Flandes
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- oil on wood
- Dimensions
- Framed: 99 x 60 x 7.5 cm (39 x 23 5/8 x 2 15/16 in.); Unframed: 88.4 x 49.9 cm (34 13/16 x 19 5/8 in.)
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1975.3
- Credit Line
- John L. Severance Fund
- Exhibitions
- Jan van Eyck, Early Netherlandish Painting and the South of Europe, Juan de Flandes: The Miraflores Triptych
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 110B Late Gothic
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