MASOLINO da Panicale
(b. 1383, Panicale, d. 1447, Firenze)

The Baptist Scolding Herod and Herodias

1435
Fresco
Baptistery, Castiglione Olona

On the left side of the picture, the door to the loggia, where the scene The Baptist Scolding Herod and Herodias is set, is depicted. The wings of the door, painted in perspective, are opened slightly toward the inside. On the right, the executioner in front of John's cell can be seen.




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