The Infant St. John the Baptist presented to Zacharias

Spinello Aretino, born in Arezzo and active across Tuscany from the 1370s through 1410, painted this scene of the infant Saint John the Baptist being presented to his father Zacharias. The subject derives from the Gospel of Luke and was part of a Baptist narrative cycle, likely painted for a chapel or altar dedicated to the saint. Spinello was one of the most energetic and prolific painters of the late Trecento, known for his dynamic compositions and expressive figures.

Rendered in egg tempera on panel, the narrative scene demonstrates Spinello's characteristic vigor in figural arrangement and architectural staging. The animated gestures and clearly articulated spatial setting reveal his debt to the Giottesque tradition combined with a personal vitality of expression.