Saint John the Baptist

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Location: 
Room 27
Artists / Makers / Authorities: 
Master of La Seu d'Urgell
Active in Perpignan, last third of 15th century
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Description:
Painting

Circa 1495-1498

75.6 x 87.2 x 4.8 cm

Purchased 1918

Inventory number: 

005716-000

Part of a set of cloths that decorated the doors of an organ that has not come down to us. From a total of 12 pieces 11 are kept at the MNAC and one is in a private collection. They come from La Seu d'Urgell cathedral (Alt Urgell).
Tempera and gold leaf on canvas
Century: 15th
Subject: Religion
Mestre de la Seu d'Urgell - Sant Joan Baptista - Cap a 1495-1498
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