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Sano di Pietro

The Birth and Naming of Saint John the Baptist

1450–60
Tempera and gold on wood
24.4 × 47.9 cm (9.6 × 18.9 in)

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● On view now — Gallery 956

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · verified July 2026

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