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Juan de Flandes

The Birth and Naming of John the Baptist

1496–99
oil on wood
88.4 × 49.9 cm (34.8 × 19.6 in)

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● On view now — 110B Late Gothic

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · verified July 2026

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

Flemish artists are famed for their attention to minute detail. Here the artist paints a domestic setting from his own time period, complete with details like a brazier for heating in the lower right corner and concave mirror above the bed.

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