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Victoria
&
Albert
Museum,
London
Jul-2005
011

Birth & naming of St John the Baptist by Benedetto Da Maiano (1442-97). Relief shows St John's mother St Elizabeth in bed with her husband Zaccharias. The virgin is shown with the role of midwife. Terracotta could be a model for a work in Silver (Victoria & Albert Museum, London Jul-2005 011).


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