# Head of St John the Baptist

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## Artwork

- Artist: [UNKNOWN MASTER, English](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/unknown-master-english-r284e2b7eeda404>)
- Date: 1401-1450
- Technique: Alabaster, 15 x 8 x 7 cm

## Commentary

The present alabaster head of St John might have been made in a workshop of the so-called “Rimini-master“. This great alabaster workshop has not yet been localised, its leader has been named after his chief work originating from Rimini and preserved at the Liebieghaus in Frankfurt.

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- [An Allegory of the Tudor Succession: The Family of Henry VIII](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/unknown-master-english-r284e2b7eeda404/an-allegory-of-the-tudor-succession-the-family-of-henry-viii-rc7c29cd5e973ad>)
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## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)