This is one of several surviving fragments of a mural from a Florentine chapel of John the Baptist, the prophet who baptised Jesus and recognised him as the Son of God. An 18th-century reproduction tells us this woman was one of the onlookers at the Visitation - the meeting between the pregnant mothers of Christ and the Baptist.
Specifications
| Title | A Handmaiden from Elizabeth´s Retinue |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Fresco |
| Object type |
Fresco
> Painting
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
|
| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Width 49 cm Height 64,5 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Painter:
Spinello Aretino
|
| Accession number | 2538 (OK) |
| Credits | Acquired with the collection of D.G. van Beuningen, 1958 |
| Department | Old Masters |
| Acquisition date | 1958 |
| Creation date | in 1387 - 1390 |
| Collector | Collector / D.G. van Beuningen |
| Internal exhibitions |
The Collection Enriched (2011) |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | Italy > Southern Europe > Europe |
| Place of manufacture | Florence > Tuscany > Italy > Southern Europe > Europe |
