Saint John the Baptist

Raffaellino del Garbo painted this Saint John the Baptist around 1505 in Florence. As the patron saint of Florence, the Baptist was the most frequently depicted saint in Florentine art. Raffaellino's refined version reflects his training under Filippino Lippi and the influence of the broader Florentine tradition. The tempera medium required careful preparation on a gessoed panel and a disciplined layering technique that produced precise, durable surfaces suited to the intricate detail expected of devotional painting.

Oil on panel with delicate Florentine draftsmanship and warm coloring. The Baptist's traditional attributes of animal skin, cross-staff, and scroll are rendered with the decorative precision characteristic of Raffaellino's style.