The Birth and Naming of Saint John the Baptist
Object type: Predella panel
Department: Robert Lehman Collection
Artist: Sano di Pietro (Ansano di Pietro di Mencio)
Artist bio: Italian, Siena 1405–1481 Siena
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: 1450–60
Medium: Tempera and gold on wood
Dimensions: Overall, with engaged (modern) frame: 9 5/8 × 18 7/8 in. (24.4 × 47.9 cm)
painted surface: 8 1/8 × 16 7/8 in. (20.6 × 42.9 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession year: 1975
Tags: Infants|Beds|Men|Women|Saint John the Baptist