Saints John the Baptist and John the Evangelist

Saints John the Baptist and John the Evangelist

Mariotto di Nardo, 1408

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Artist: Mariotto di Nardo (1394–1424)
Medium: Tempera and gold leaf on panel
Size: Panel (With Engaged Frame): 138.7 × 83.8 × 10.2 cm (54 5/8 × 33 × 4 in.)
Culture: Italian
Museum: J. Paul Getty Museum
Rights: CC0 — no rights reserved

Once part of an altarpiece, this side wing and its companion were commissioned in 1408 by the confraternity of the Virgin and Saint Stephen for the church of Santo Stefano in Pane on the outskirts of Florence. The central panel featured a Coronation of the Virgin that is now in the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.

Facing outward, an unkempt Saint John the Baptist wears a tunic made from an animal skin. Next to him, Saint John the Evangelist turns slightly to watch the coronation unfolding in the central panel. He holds a book, an allusion to his writings. Both saints are further identified by the inscriptions written beneath them. In a roundel above, an angel joins its hands in prayer.

Text: J. Paul Getty Trust, CC BY 4.0.

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