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The ceiling of the [[Baptistry of Saint John, Florence, Italy]] was decorated by [[Florentine Masters]] with a cycle of mosaics illustrating the [[Last Judgment]] with [[Stories from the Book of Genesis]], [[Stories from the Life of Joseph]], [[Stories from the Lives of Mary and Jesus]], and ''Stories from the Life of John the Baptist.'' The designs of the mosaics were contributed by some of the most renowned Florentine artists of the time, such as [[Coppo di Marcovaldo]], [[Cimabue]], and others. The date (1330) refers to the completion of the mosaics, some of which were started as early as 1225. The cycle on John the Baptist was one of the latest to be completed.
The ceiling of the [[Baptistry of Saint John, Florence, Italy]] was decorated by [[Florentine Masters]] with a cycle of mosaics illustrating the [[Last Judgment]] with [[Stories from the Book of Genesis]], [[Stories from the Life of Joseph]], [[Stories from the Lives of Mary and Jesus]], and ''Stories from the Life of John the Baptist.'' The designs of the mosaics were contributed by some of the most renowned Florentine artists of the time, such as [[Coppo di Marcovaldo]], [[Cimabue]], and others. The date (1300) refers approximatively to the time in which the designs of the mosaics were completed. Some were initiated as early as 1225. The cycle on John the Baptist was one of the latest to be made.


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<gallery>
File: Florence.jpg|1. [[Annunciation to Zacharias (1330 Florentine Masters), art]]  
File: Florence.jpg|1. [[Annunciation to Zacharias (1300 Florentine Masters), art]]  
File: Florence.jpg|2. [[Birth of John the Baptist (1330 Florentine Masters), art]]
File: Florence.jpg|2. [[Birth of John the Baptist (1300 Florentine Masters), art]]
File: Florence.jpg|3. [[Young John the Baptist in the Desert (1330 Florentine Masters), art]]
File: Florence.jpg|3. [[Young John the Baptist in the Desert (1300 Florentine Masters), art]]
File: Florence.jpg|4. [[Preaching of John the Baptist (1330 Florentine Masters), art]]
File: Florence.jpg|4. [[Preaching of John the Baptist (1300 Florentine Masters), art]]
File: Florence.jpg|5. [[John Baptizing the Crowds (1330 Florentine Masters), art]]
File: Florence.jpg|5. [[John Baptizing the Crowds (1300 Florentine Masters), art]]
File: Florence.jpg|6. [[Baptism of Jesus (1330 Florentine Masters), art]]
File: Florence.jpg|6. [[Baptism of Jesus (1300 Florentine Masters), art]]
File: Florence.jpg|7. [[Ecce Agnus Dei (1330 Florentine Masters), art]]
File: Florence.jpg|7. [[Ecce Agnus Dei (1300 Florentine Masters), art]]
File: Florence.jpg|8. [[John the Baptist Reproaching Herod Antipas (1330 Florentine Masters), art]]
File: Florence.jpg|8. [[John the Baptist Reproaching Herod Antipas (1300 Florentine Masters), art]]
File: Florence.jpg|9. [[John the Baptist in Prison (1330 Florentine Masters), art]]
File: Florence.jpg|9. [[John the Baptist in Prison (1300 Florentine Masters), art]]
File: Florence.jpg|10. [[John the Baptist Visited by His Disciples (1330 Florentine Masters), art]]
File: Florence.jpg|10. [[John the Baptist Visited by His Disciples (1300 Florentine Masters), art]]
File: Florence.jpg|11. [[Messengers from John the Baptist (1330 Florentine Masters), art]]
File: Florence.jpg|11. [[Messengers from John the Baptist (1300 Florentine Masters), art]]
File: Florence.jpg|12. [[Banquet of Herod (1330 Florentine Masters), art]]
File: Florence.jpg|12. [[Banquet of Herod (1300 Florentine Masters), art]]
File: Florence.jpg|13. [[Beheading of John the Baptist (1330 Florentine Masters), art]]
File: Florence.jpg|13. [[Beheading of John the Baptist (1300 Florentine Masters), art]]
File: Florence.jpg|14. [[Salome Presenting the Head of John the Baptist (1330 Florentine Masters), art]]
File: Florence.jpg|14. [[Salome Presenting the Head of John the Baptist (1300 Florentine Masters), art]]
File: Florence.jpg|15. [[Burial of John the Baptist (1330 Florentine Masters), art]]
File: Florence.jpg|15. [[Burial of John the Baptist (1300 Florentine Masters), art]]
</gallery>
</gallery>




   
   
[[Category:1330|*Florentine Masters]]
[[Category:1300|*Florentine Masters]]
[[Category:Fiction|1330 Florentine Masters]]
[[Category:Fiction|1300 Florentine Masters]]
[[Category:Art|1330 Florentine Masters]]
[[Category:Art|1300 Florentine Masters]]
[[Category:Paintings|1330 Florentine Masters]]
[[Category:Paintings|1300 Florentine Masters]]


[[Category:Italian Fiction|1330 Florentine Masters]]
[[Category:Italian Fiction|1300 Florentine Masters]]
[[Category:Italian Art|1330 Florentine Masters]]
[[Category:Italian Art|1300 Florentine Masters]]


[[Category:Made in the 1300s|*1330 Florentine Masters]]
[[Category:Made in the 1300s|*1300 Florentine Masters]]


[[Category:Life of John the Baptist (subject)|1330 Florentine Masters]]
[[Category:Life of John the Baptist (subject)|1300 Florentine Masters]]


[[Category:John the Baptist (subject)|1330 Florentine Masters]]
[[Category:John the Baptist (subject)|1300 Florentine Masters]]
[[Category:John the Baptist--fiction (subject)|1330 Florentine Masters]]
[[Category:John the Baptist--fiction (subject)|1300 Florentine Masters]]
[[Category:John the Baptist--art (subject)|1330 Florentine Masters]]
[[Category:John the Baptist--art (subject)|1300 Florentine Masters]]

Revision as of 02:58, 16 August 2014

Baptistry of Saint John, Florence, Italy
Mosaic Ceiling


Stories from the Life of John the Baptist (1330) is a cycle of mosaics by Florentine Masters, at Baptistry of Saint John, Florence, Italy.

The ceiling of the Baptistry of Saint John, Florence, Italy was decorated by Florentine Masters with a cycle of mosaics illustrating the Last Judgment with Stories from the Book of Genesis, Stories from the Life of Joseph, Stories from the Lives of Mary and Jesus, and Stories from the Life of John the Baptist. The designs of the mosaics were contributed by some of the most renowned Florentine artists of the time, such as Coppo di Marcovaldo, Cimabue, and others. The date (1300) refers approximatively to the time in which the designs of the mosaics were completed. Some were initiated as early as 1225. The cycle on John the Baptist was one of the latest to be made.