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Detail of central niche Silver Altar St. John, Museum Opera del Duomo Florence, work by Michelozzo

Silver Altar of St. John: Central Niche for the Baptist in Florence

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File Name

21054_7_995_003_E

Caption

Florence, Museum of the Opera del Duomo (Museum of Florence Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore): “the silver altar of St. John's Treasure” (1367 - 1483), by Florentine masters.Detail with the central niche designed to contain the figure of the Baptist. Fifteenth-century work by Michelozzo (Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi).Detail of one of the statuettes of the crowning.

City

Florence

Location

Museo dell'Opera del Duomo

Keywords

Florence Cathedral Museum - St. John The Baptist - Altar - Silver - Craftmanship - Florence - Gothic - 15th Century - The 14th Century - Italy - Museum - Opera del Duomo di Firenze - Goldsmith's art - Prophet - Renaissance - S. Giovanni Battista - Sculpture - Late Gothic - Tuscany - XIV Century - XV century - Michelozzo di Bartolomeo - Statue - Arts and Crafts - Jewellery