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Petrus Christus

Saint John the Baptist in a Landscape

c. 1445
oil on panel
40.2 × 12.5 cm (15.8 × 4.9 in)

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In the background is the Blacksmith's Gate, originally built in 1297, which still stands in the city Bruges, although it has been rebuilt multiple times over the centuries.

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