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St. John the Baptist with the Scribes and Pharisees: 334

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Current Location: Gallery 8

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St. John the Baptist with the Scribes and Pharisees

Maker(s)

Painter: Murillo, Bartolomé Esteban

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Notes

History note: In the convent of San Leandro, Seville; bought from the convent by Nathan Wetherall (or Wetherell), an English merchant in Seville, in or about 1810; sold Christie's, 9 June 1827 (107), Gs. 195; on sale with Wetherall's London agent, Bevington, where it was bought by Thomas Purvis, Q.C.; his sale, Christie's, 1 June 1849 (140), bt. John Anderson; acquired from or through W.W. Burdon, of Hartford House, Northumberland

Measurements and weight

Height: 261.2 cm
Width: 178.8 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1869) by Burdon, W.W.

Dating

17th Century, Mid
Production date: circa AD 1655

School or Style

Spanish

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of canvas

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on canvas

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: INTER NATOS MVLLIERVM / NON SVRREXIT MAIOR
  • Location: On the scroll, upper left
  • Text: VOX CLAMANTIS IN DESERTO / PARATE VIAM DOMINO
  • Location: The scroll above the winged lion

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Identification numbers

Accession number: 334
Primary reference Number: 3048

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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