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Detail silver altar tile Infant St John desert, town and trees, Museum Opera Duomo Florence

14th-Century Silver Altar Tile: Infant St. John in the Desert

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File Name

21054_7_971_012_E

Caption

“Infant St. John sets out towards the desert”, by fourteenth-century Florentine goldsmiths.Tile of “The Silver Altar of St. John's Treasure” (1367 - 1483), Museum of the Opera del Duomo (Museum of Florence Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore), Florence.Detail representing a town and some trees.

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 - Renaissance - S. Giovanni Battista - Sculpture - Late Gothic - Tuscany - XIV Century - XV century - Relief - Infant St. John - Desert - Town - Tree - Enamel - Arts and Crafts - Jewellery