John the Baptist, St.

Iconography:  John the Forerunner, prophet and baptist

Date: XVIII century. The late 18th – first half of the 19th centuries.

Iconographic school/art center:  North of Russia (Vygoretsiya).

Material: Wood, tempera

Dimensions:  height 58 cm, width 46 cm

The half-length figure of John the Baptist holding an unfolded scroll.

Inv. № И-621. © Republic of Karelia Museum of Fine Arts

  • General view
  • John the Baptist. A fragment
  • Scroll