The Metropolitan Museum of Art - St. John the Baptist standing behind donor, Hanns Baumgartner, and his family (one of a pair)

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The exhibition and catalogue are made possible by the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation.

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St. John the Baptist standing behind donor, Hanns Baumgartner, and his family (one of a pair)

Painted by Hans Wertinger (German, Landschut ca. 1465–1533 Landshut)

Date:: 1528
Culture:: German
Medium:: Glass
Dimensions:: H. 30 in. (76.2 cm); W. 22 1/2 in. (57.2 cm.)
Classification:: Glass
Credit Line:: Bequest of George Blumenthal, 1941
Accession Number:: 41.190.452

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