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The Birth and Naming of John the Baptist

Juan de Flandes

Cleveland Museum of Art

The painting depicts a scene in a room. A green curtained bed with a white mattress and pillows is on the left. A woman lies in the bed with a white cloth covering her head. A man with gray hair and a beard sits in a wooden chair on the left; he wears a red robe and black cape. The man looks down at a piece of paper in his hands. A woman in a green dress kneels beside him holding a swaddled baby. A girl stands in a doorway on the right; she wears a pink dress and a head covering and carries a tray of fruit. The floor has large square tiles in shades of beige and gray, and the ceiling has exposed beams. A clock hangs on the wall to the right of the bed. A fireplace is on the right wall.

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489 × 893 px
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