Outdoors, distinct groupings of adult men and women, some with halos, gather near a building. The front-facing wall of the building is not depicted, allowing for a view inside, where a woman sits in bed with two women nearby and two other women dress a baby. A bearded man sits near the bed.
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Scenes from the Life of Saint John the Baptist

Bartolomeo di Giovanni (Italian, active c. 1465-1501)

1490/95

Medium
Tempera on panel (poplar)
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
74 × 150.4 cm (29 3/16 × 59 3/16 in.); Framed: 88 × 164 cm (34 5/8 × 64 9/16 in.)
Culture
Italy
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago, Painting and Sculpture of Europe
Credit line
Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection
Rights
Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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