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'''Stories from the Life of John the Baptist ''' (1452-1465) is a cycle of paintings by [[Filippo Lippi]].
[[File:Cathedral Prato.jpg|thumb|250px|Cathedral of Saint Stephen, Prato, Italy]]
[[File:Main Chapel Prato.jpg|thumb|200px|Main Chapel of the Cathedral]]


==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 [[Cattedrale di Santo Stefano, Prato, Italy]] (Cappella Maggiore).
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]].  
 
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stories_of_St._Stephen_and_St._John_the_Baptist Wikipedia.en] -- [https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storie_di_santo_Stefano_e_san_Giovanni_Battista Wikipedia.it]
 
The '''Main Chapel''' of the Cathedral of Prato, Italy was decorated by [[Filippo Lippi]] around 1465 with a cycle of frescoes illustrating ''Stories from the Life of John the Baptist'', and on the opposite wall, [[Stories from the Life of Stephen (1465 Lippi), art|Stories from the Life of Stephen]]. The cycle also includes the portraits of the [[Four evangelists (1465 Lippi), art|Four Evangelists]]'' on the vaults.
 
<gallery>
File:John Stories Lippi.jpg|[[Stories from the Life of John the Baptist (1465 Lippi), art]]
File:Birth Baptist Lippi.jpg|1. [[Birth of John the Baptist (1465 Lippi), art]]
File:Baptist Desert Lippi.jpg|2. [[John the Baptist in the Desert (1465 Lippi), art]]
File:Young Baptist Lippi.jpg|2a. ''John the Baptist in the Desert as Boy'' (detail)
File:Preaching Baptist Lippi.jpg|2b. ''Preaching of John the Baptist'' (detail)
File:Banquet Herod Lippi.jpg|3. [[Banquet of Herod (1465 Lippi), art]]
File:Death Baptist Lippi.jpg|3a. [[Beheading of John the Baptist (1465 Lippi), art]]
</gallery>
 


==External links==
*[http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storie_di_santo_Stefano_e_san_Giovanni_Battista Wikipedia.it]
   
   
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Latest revision as of 11:05, 3 February 2021

Cathedral of Saint Stephen, Prato, Italy
Main Chapel of the Cathedral


Stories from the Life of John the Baptist (1465) is a cycle of frescoes by Filippo Lippi, at Cattedrale di Santo Stefano, Prato, Italy (Cappella Maggiore).

The Main Chapel of the Cathedral of Prato, Italy was decorated by Filippo Lippi around 1465 with a cycle of frescoes illustrating Stories from the Life of John the Baptist, and on the opposite wall, Stories from the Life of Stephen. The cycle also includes the portraits of the Four Evangelists on the vaults.

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