Decapitation of John the Bapitst with scenes from his life
Iconography: Decapitation of John the Baptist, Hagiographic Cycles of St. John the Baptist
Date: XVI century. The end of the 16th c.
Origin: From the church of John the Baptist, Kargopol.
Material: Wood, canvas, levkas, tempera
Dimensions: height 142,4х cm, width 105,7 cm
The icon represents scenes from the life of John the Baptist.
Inv. NO ВОКМ 6126 © Vologda State Museum of History, Architecture and Art
General view
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