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Icon with Saint John the Baptist

Image credit: Society of Antiquaries of London

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In Eastern Orthodox Christian iconography, John the Baptist is commonly portrayed with wings in keeping with his status as a divine messenger (Evangelos in Greek, from which the word angel is derived). He is typically referred to as John the Forerunner, obviously of Christ.

Society of Antiquaries of London: Burlington House

London

Title

Icon with Saint John the Baptist

Date

mid-16th C–late 16th C

Medium

tempera & gold leaf on canvas & panel

Measurements

H 51.5 x W 36 cm

Accession number

LDSAL 1306; Scharf XCI

Acquisition method

gift from Gordon McNeil Rushforth, FSA, 1938

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

St John the Forerunner’; ‘Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand’

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Society of Antiquaries of London: Burlington House

Piccadilly, London, Greater London W1J 0BE England

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