John the Baptist

upper part in the middle of the left wing of the Ghent altar by Jan and Hubert van Eyck, St. Bavo, Ghent
VisualArtwork painting Q138185039
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John the Baptist

Summary

John the Baptist is a painting[1].

Key Facts

  • John the Baptist is the creator of Jan van Eyck[2].
  • John the Baptist is the creator of Hubert van Eyck[3].
  • John the Baptist's instance of is recorded as painting[4].
  • John the Baptist's genre is religious art[5].
  • John the Baptist's depicts is recorded as John the Baptist[6].
  • John the Baptist's depicts is recorded as statue[7].
  • John the Baptist is made of oil paint[8].
  • John the Baptist is made of oak panel[9].
  • John the Baptist's collection is recorded as St Bavo's Cathedral[10].
  • The location of John the Baptist was St Bavo's Cathedral[11].
  • John the Baptist is part of The Ghent Altarpiece (wings closed)[12].
  • 1432 marks the founding of John the Baptist[13].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Created works include Jan van Eyck[2], a painter[14], 1390–1441[15], of Southern Netherlands[16] and Hubert van Eyck[3], a painter[17], 1366–1426[18], of Southern Netherlands[19].

Publication

John the Baptist's genre is religious art[5]. It is part of The Ghent Altarpiece (wings closed)[12].

Material and Period

Recorded made from material include oil paint[8] and oak panel[9]. The location of John the Baptist was St Bavo's Cathedral[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [2] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [14] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · BotMultichillT bot · 2026-06-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Religion or worldview Q5043
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P140]]: [[Q5043]], based on [[Property:P136]] → [[Q2864737]] & [[Property:P921]] → [[Q40662]]"
  2. 9d ago · Multichill · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception +1432-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Is recto of The Just Judges
    Creator Jan van Eyck, Hubert van Eyck
    Collection St Bavo's Cathedral
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P921]]: [[Q40662]], Adding claim [[Property:P921]] -> [[Q40662]] using [[MediaWiki:AddQuickClaim.js]]"
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