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| Keywords: German - Plaque with St John the Baptist Preaching - Walters 541044.jpg In a wilderness depicted as a forest John the Baptist preaches repentance in anticipation of the coming of the Messiah Jews depicted with hats and turbans Roman soldiers and women with small children have gathered to listen to his preaching By letting heads from the crowd stick up from below the artist has created an illusion of space continuing into the viewer's room The edges indicate that this plaque was intended to be inserted into a cabinet or casket between 1550 1600 Renaissance gilt with bronze cm 18 1 24 7 accession number 54 1044 2112 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters place of origin Belgium Walters Art Museum license Renaissance applied arts in the Walters Art Museum Plaquettes German art in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
