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Saint John the Baptist, identified by his camel hair shirt, makes direct eye contact with the viewer. He clutches a scroll, its Latin inscription containing the words he spoke to Christ after baptising him: 'Behold the Lamb of God, which takes away the sin of the world' (John 1: 29).He is joined by John the Evangelist, one of the Twelve Apostles. His quill refers to his role as one of the four authors of the Gospels, and the black eagle at his feet is his traditional symbol.This panel is a fragment of the same altarpiece to which another work in the National Gallery's collection, Saint Mark and Saint Augustine, belongs. A lost or unidentified central panel is likely to have shown the Virgin Mary and Christ Child, but it's also possible that a sculpture formed the centre of this ensemble.
Title
Saint John the Baptist and Saint John the Evangelist
Date
probably about 1470
Medium
Tempera on wood
Measurements
H 128.9 x W 50.1 cm
Accession number
NG587
Acquisition method
Bought, 1857
Work type
Painting
The National Gallery, London
Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England
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