Genoa, Duomo (St. Lawrence Cathedral),St. St. John the Baptist Chapel: "The Ark of the relics of St. St. John the Baptist" (ca. 1217-1225) by the Master of the Ark of the Baptist (France, first half of the 13th century). There are shown: The Baptism of Jesus, Herodias receiving the head of St. John the Baptist, the dance of Salome. The Ark has the form of a religious building and is designed so that it can be raised to allow the vision of the silver shrine visible from the central hole. This shrine is believed to contain the ashes of the saint, brought to Genoa in 1098.
