ST JOHN THE FORERUNNER

ST JOHN THE FORERUNNER

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Lot 43
ST JOHN THE FORERUNNER

Late 17th/early 18th century
Oil on wood
73 x 42 cm (h x w)

Starting price

35 000 CZK
| 1 400 €

Price realized

85 000 CZK
| 3 400 €

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St John the Forerunner is shown in full length, with outstretched wings and a punched halo against a gold ground. The original wooden frame decorated with bold relief foliage. In the Orthodox tradition after his death, John the Baptist does not go to heaven, but to hell, where he preaches about the coming of the Messiah - Jesus Christ.

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