John de Baptist (recto); a skull (verso)

one of two panels of the Bembo diptych by Hans Memling
VisualArtwork painting Q21968126
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John de Baptist (recto); a skull (verso)

Summary

John de Baptist (recto); a skull (verso) is a painting[1].

Key Facts

  • John de Baptist (recto); a skull (verso) is the creator of Hans Memling[2].
  • John de Baptist (recto); a skull (verso)'s religion is recorded as Christianity[3].
  • John de Baptist (recto); a skull (verso)'s instance of is recorded as painting[4].
  • John de Baptist (recto); a skull (verso) is associated with the Early Netherlandish painting movement[5].
  • John de Baptist (recto); a skull (verso)'s genre is religious art[6].
  • John de Baptist (recto); a skull (verso)'s depicts is recorded as John the Baptist[7].
  • John de Baptist (recto); a skull (verso) is made of panel[8].
  • John de Baptist (recto); a skull (verso) is made of oil paint[9].
  • John de Baptist (recto); a skull (verso)'s collection is recorded as Bavarian State Painting Collections[10].
  • John de Baptist (recto); a skull (verso)'s inventory number is recorded as 652 (recto)[11].
  • The location of John de Baptist (recto); a skull (verso) was Alte Pinakothek[12].
  • John de Baptist (recto); a skull (verso) is part of St John the Baptist and Veronica Diptych[13].
  • John de Baptist (recto); a skull (verso)'s catalog code is recorded as 59[14].
  • John de Baptist (recto); a skull (verso)'s catalog code is recorded as 44[15].
  • 1470 marks the founding of John de Baptist (recto); a skull (verso)[16].
  • John de Baptist (recto); a skull (verso)'s main subject is John the Baptist in the wilderness[17].
  • John de Baptist (recto); a skull (verso)'s depicts Iconclass notation is recorded as 11H(JOHN THE BAPTIST)[18].
  • John de Baptist (recto); a skull (verso)'s title is recorded as Saint Jean-Baptiste[19].
  • John de Baptist (recto); a skull (verso)'s pendant of is recorded as Saint Veronica [obverse][20].
  • John de Baptist (recto); a skull (verso)'s height is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q174728', 'amount': '+31.8'}[21].
  • John de Baptist (recto); a skull (verso)'s width is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q174728', 'amount': '+24.4'}[22].
  • John de Baptist (recto); a skull (verso)'s fabrication method is recorded as oil painting[23].
  • John de Baptist (recto); a skull (verso)'s is recto of is recorded as Death; reverse side of St. John[24].
  • John de Baptist (recto); a skull (verso)'s copyright status is recorded as public domain[25].

Body

Authorship and Creation

John de Baptist (recto); a skull (verso) is the creator of Hans Memling[2].

Publication

John de Baptist (recto); a skull (verso)'s genre is religious art[6]. John de Baptist (recto); a skull (verso) is part of St John the Baptist and Veronica Diptych[13].

Subject and Themes

John de Baptist (recto); a skull (verso)'s main subject is John the Baptist in the wilderness[17]. John de Baptist (recto); a skull (verso) is associated with the Early Netherlandish painting movement[5].

Material and Period

Recorded made from material include panel[8] and oil paint[9]. John de Baptist (recto); a skull (verso) took place at Alte Pinakothek[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . balat.kikirpa.be. Retrieved . balat.kikirpa.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . balat.kikirpa.be. Retrieved . balat.kikirpa.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . rkd.nl. Retrieved . rkd.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . rkd.nl. Retrieved . rkd.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [2] . sammlung.pinakothek.de. sammlung.pinakothek.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . kikirpa.be. Retrieved . kikirpa.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . kikirpa.be. Retrieved . kikirpa.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . sammlung.pinakothek.de. sammlung.pinakothek.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . sammlung.pinakothek.de. Retrieved . sammlung.pinakothek.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . kikirpa.be. Retrieved . kikirpa.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . rkd.nl. Retrieved . rkd.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . balat.kikirpa.be. Retrieved . balat.kikirpa.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . sammlung.pinakothek.de. Retrieved . sammlung.pinakothek.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . sammlung.pinakothek.de. Retrieved . sammlung.pinakothek.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Ecummenic · 2026-06-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Movement Early Netherlandish painting
    Title Saint Jean-Baptiste
    Religion or worldview Christianity
    Width {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q174728', 'amount':
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