John the Baptist, Francesco Botticini (attributed to), 1470 - 1497

Identification

Title(s)

John the Baptist

Object type

painting

Object number

SK-A-3382

Description

Johannes de Doper, staande in een rotslandschap bij een waterval. Hij wijst met zijn rechterhand naar boven, in de linkerhand houdt hij een staf met een banderol.

Creation

Artist

painter: Francesco Botticini (attributed to)

Place

Florence

Dating

1470 - 1497

Material and Technique

Physical features

oil on panel

Material

Measurements

height 105 cm × width 53 cm
depth 6.8 cm

Subject

What

John the Baptist; possible attributes: book, reed cross, baptismal cup, honeycomb, lamb, staff

Acquisition and rights

Credit line

J.W.E. vom Rath Bequest, Amsterdam

Acquisition

bequest 1941

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

Inv.;…; from Prof. Dr Otto Lanz (1865-1935), Amsterdam, fl. 3,898, to Julius Wilhelm Edwin vom Rath (1863-1940), Amsterdam, 1921;{Note RMA.} by whom bequeathed, with 305 other objects, to the museum, 1941

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Notes

Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

Relations

Documentation

Familie Vom Rath-Bunge te Amsterdam, Paul van der Kamp
All the paintings of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Pieter J.J. van Thiel, p. 138
The Florentine paintings in Holland, 1300-1500, Hendrik Willem van Os

Persistent URL

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