# St John the Baptist [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [MICHELOZZO DI BARTOLOMEO]() - Date: 1401-1450 - Technique: Silver ## Commentary The picture shows the figure of St John the Baptist on the front face of the <A onclick="return OpenOther\('/html/b/betto/altar.html'\)" HREF="/html/b/betto/altar.html">silver altar</A> commissioned in 1366 from the goldsmiths Leonardo di ser Giovanni and Betto di Geri by the Arte del Calimala for the Baptistery in Florence. The central niche figure of St John the Baptist was added to the altar in 1452, the sculptor is Michelozzo di Bartolomeo. This statuette is in the central niche of the altar, framed with relief scenes from the life of St John the Baptist. ## Related artworks - [Corridor of the North Dormitory]() - [Courtyard]() - [Courtyard]() - [Exterior view]() - [Exterior view]() - [Funeral Monument of Cardinal Rainaldo Brancacci \(detail\)]() - [Funeral Monument of Cardinal Rainaldo Brancacci \(detail\)]() - [Funeral Monument of Cardinal Rainaldo Brancacci]() - [Funeral Monument to the Anti-pope John XXIII \(detail\)]() - [Funeral Monument to the Anti-pope John XXIII \(detail\)]() - [Funeral Monument to the Anti-pope John XXIII \(detail\)]() - [Funeral Monument to the Anti-pope John XXIII \(detail\)]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()