South Doors of the Baptistry, The southern doors of the Florence Baptistry depict twenty-eight panels that depict the life of John the Baptist and the theological virtues. Above the doors, three classical figures depict the beheading of John the Baptist, likely completed by Vincenzo Danti (1571).
- Contini-Volterra Photographic Archive | Sculpture (SCUL) | South Doors of the Baptistry, The southern doors of the Florence Baptistry depict twenty-eight panels that depict the life of John the Baptist and the theological virtues. Above the doors, three classical figures depict the beheading of John the Baptist, likely completed by Vincenzo Danti (1571)., 1330, Photographed in 1808
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