Art, literature & history
The Birth, Naming, and Circumcision of Saint John the Baptist
c. 1335
- Dating
- Approximate
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- tempera on panel
- Dimensions
- painted surface: 46.4 × 38.3 cm (18 1/4 × 15 1/16 in.) overall: 48.8 × 40.7 cm (19 3/16 × 16 in.) framed: 55.7 x 48.1 x 5.1 cm (21 15/16 x 18 15/16 x 2 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1952.5.68
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Giovanni Baronzio. The Birth, Naming, and Circumcision of Saint John the Baptist. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
The Birth, Naming, and Circumcision of Saint John the Baptist — Giovanni Baronzio. c. 1335.
Medium: tempera on panel.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): painted surface: 46.4 × 38.3 cm (18 1/4 × 15 1/16 in.) overall: 48.8 × 40.7 cm (19 3/16 × 16 in.) framed: 55.7 x 48.1 x 5.1 cm (21 15/16 x 18 15/16 x 2 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1952.5.68. Samuel H. Kress Collection.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.