Inv. 914.1.163
Saint John the Baptist in the wilderness; camel hide; he stands holding a tree trunk resting horizontally between two trees (possibly a reference to Luke 3: 9: 'the axe is laid to the root of the trees and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire'); lamb of God (Agnus Dei).
Twisted columns. Foliated decoration.
Museum's opinion 2012: France, 16th century.
Attribution
Unknown
Reverse
Curved.
Object Condition
Lower edge chipped.
Provenance
Collection of Charles Piet-Lataudrie (d. 1909); Piet-Lataudrie bequest to the Museum in 1914 (lot 1, no. 163).
Bibliography
E. Breuillac, Inventaire des objets légués au Musée de Niort par M. et Mme Piet-Lataudrie (Niort, 1916).
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