Stories from the Life of John the Baptist (1465 Lippi), art
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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 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.
2a. Young John the Baptist in the Desert (detail)
2b. Preaching of John the Baptist (detail)
