John the Baptist
Iconography: John the Forerunner, prophet and baptist
Date: XVI century. The late 16th – early 17th centuries.
Iconographic school/art center: North of Russia.
Origin: From the Church of the Annunciation in the village of Chelmuzhi, Medvezhyegorsky district, the Republic of Karelia
Material: Wood, tempera
Dimensions: height 72 cm, width 31 cm
The full-length figure of the John the Baptist in a three-quarter turn.
Inv. № И-412. © Republic of Karelia Museum of Fine Arts
General view