Stories from the Life of John the Baptist (1538-53 Various Authors), art
Stories from the Life of John the Baptist (1538-53) is a cycle of frescoes by Various Authors]], at Oratorio di San Giovanni Decollato, Rome, Italy.
Overview
A cycle of eight frescoes by Various Authors, decorating the walls of the Oratorio di San Giovanni Decollato, Rome, Italy.
- Preaching John Baptist Jacopino.jpg
- Baptism Jesus Jacopino.jpg
- Beheading John Baptist Salviati.jpg
on the left) and the Baptism of Christ (1541, on the right), on the right wall The Annunciation to Zachariah (1536-38). Salviati painted the Visitation (1538), the Birth of St John the Baptist (1551, on the right wall). The sixth fresco, the Arrest of St John the Baptist (c. 1543, on the left wall) was executed by Battista Franco, who came from Venice but worked in Florence. Pirro Ligorio painted the Feast of Herod with the Dance of Salome (1544-53, on the left wall). Starting in 1550, Salviati painted two apostles on the altar wall, Andrew (to the left of the altar) and Bartholomew (to the right). The altarpiece, an excellent panel with the Descent from the Cross was painted by Jacopino (1550-53). The fresco cycle was completed in 1553 with the Beheading of St John the Baptist. This was carried out by an assistant who reused some of Salviati's older drawings for several figures but whose overall composition did not come close to approximating the achievements of his master.
External links
- [ Wikipedia]