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'''Stories from the Life of John the Baptist ''' (1452-1465) is a cycle of paintings by [[Filippo Lippi]].
[[File:John Stories Lippi.jpg]]


==Abstract==
The Life of John the Baptist is illustrated in four episodes:
*1. [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/Lippi%2C_prato%2C_nascita_del_battista_e_imposizione_del_nome.jpg Birth of John the Baptist]
*2. [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Wga_filippo_lippi_st_John_taking_leave_01.jpg/800px-Wga_filippo_lippi_st_John_taking_leave_01.jpg John the Baptist in the Desert, and Preaching of John the Baptist]
*3. Beheading of John the Baptist
*4. [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/Lippi%2C_banchetto_di_erode.jpg Banquet of Herod]


==History and current location==
'''Stories from the Life of John the Baptist ''' (1465) is a cycle of frescoes by [[Filippo Lippi]], at Cappella Maggiore, Duomo, Prato, Italy
Carpaccio painted the four stories from the life of John the Baptist between 1452 and 1465, for the Cappella Maggiore of the Duomo of Prato [Italy], where they are still located. On the opposite wall Lippi painted four parallel [[Stories from the Life of Stephen (1465 Lippi), art]].


==External links==
*[http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storie_di_santo_Stefano_e_san_Giovanni_Battista Wikipedia.it]
*[http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storie_di_santo_Stefano_e_san_Giovanni_Battista Wikipedia.it]
The Life of John the Baptist is illustrated in four episodes, painted between 1452 and 1466:
<gallery>
File:Birth Baptist Lippi.jpg|[[Birth of John the Baptist (1465 Lippi), art]]]
File:Preaching Baptist Lippi.jpg|[[John the Baptist in the Desert (1465 Lippi), art]]]
File:Death Baptist Lippi.jpg|[[Banquet of Herod (1465 Lippi), art]]]
File:Burial Baptist Lippi.jpg|[[Burial of John the Baptist (1465 Lippi), art]]]
</gallery>
On the opposite wall Lippi painted four parallel [[Stories from the Life of St. Stephen (1465 Lippi), art]].
   
   
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[[Category:Made in the 1460s|*1465 Lippi]]
[[Category:Made in the 1460s|*1465 Lippi]]
[[Category:On display in Italy|1465 Lippi]]
[[Category:On display in Prato|1465 Lippi]]
[[Category:On display at Duomo Prato|1465 Lippi]]


[[Category:John the Baptist (subject)|1465 Lippi]]
[[Category:John the Baptist (subject)|1465 Lippi]]

Revision as of 11:50, 30 December 2013

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Stories from the Life of John the Baptist (1465) is a cycle of frescoes by Filippo Lippi, at Cappella Maggiore, Duomo, Prato, Italy

The Life of John the Baptist is illustrated in four episodes, painted between 1452 and 1466:

On the opposite wall Lippi painted four parallel Stories from the Life of St. Stephen (1465 Lippi), art.

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