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*3. [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Cappella_tornabuoni%2C_12%2C_Nascita_di_san_giovanni_battista.jpg/800px-Cappella_tornabuoni%2C_12%2C_Nascita_di_san_giovanni_battista.jpg Birth of the Baptist] | *3. [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Cappella_tornabuoni%2C_12%2C_Nascita_di_san_giovanni_battista.jpg/800px-Cappella_tornabuoni%2C_12%2C_Nascita_di_san_giovanni_battista.jpg Birth of the Baptist] | ||
*4. [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Cappella_tornabuoni%2C_13%2C_imposizione_del_nome_al_battista.jpg/704px-Cappella_tornabuoni%2C_13%2C_imposizione_del_nome_al_battista.jpg Zechariah Writes His Son's Name] | *4. [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Cappella_tornabuoni%2C_13%2C_imposizione_del_nome_al_battista.jpg/704px-Cappella_tornabuoni%2C_13%2C_imposizione_del_nome_al_battista.jpg Zechariah Writes His Son's Name] | ||
*5. [http://www.wga.hu/art/g/ghirland/domenico/6tornab/63tornab/4desert.jpg St. John in the Desert] | *5. [http://www.wga.hu/art/g/ghirland/domenico/6tornab/63tornab/4desert.jpg St. John in the Desert as a Boy] | ||
*6. [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b6/Cappella_tornabuoni%2C_15%2C_predicazione_del_Battista.jpg Preaching of the Baptist] | *6. [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b6/Cappella_tornabuoni%2C_15%2C_predicazione_del_Battista.jpg Preaching of the Baptist] | ||
*7. [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/Cappella_tornabuoni%2C_16%2C_battesimo_di_Cristo.jpg Baptism of Christ] | *7. [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/Cappella_tornabuoni%2C_16%2C_battesimo_di_Cristo.jpg Baptism of Christ] | ||
Revision as of 16:48, 29 August 2010
Stories from the Life of John the Baptist (1490) is a cycle of frescoes by Domenico Ghirlandaio.
Abstract
The cycle includes eight scenes from the life of John the Baptist:
- 1. Apparition of the Angel to Zechariah
- 2. Visitation
- 3. Birth of the Baptist
- 4. Zechariah Writes His Son's Name
- 5. St. John in the Desert as a Boy
- 6. Preaching of the Baptist
- 7. Baptism of Christ
- 8. Herod's Banquet
History and current location
The frescoes were made to decorate the right wall of the Tornabuoni Chapel, the main chapel in the church of Santa Maria Novella, Florence [Italy]. The left wall was decorated with Stories from the Life of Mary (1490 Ghirlandaio), art. The entire cycle of frescoes is well-preserved in its original location.