This altarpiece is composed of five panels: the central one with the titular saints, saint john the baptist and saint catherine of alexandria, standing with six accompanying figures, four of apostles, recognizing only saint bartholomew (second on the right) and two of saints lorenzo and anton. On the side panels, on the right, the martyrdom of saint catherine is represented, where the angels are seen breaking the razor wheels and the beheading of the saint. On the left you can see salomé before her stepfather herod and the beheading of saint john the baptist. These panels were part of an altarpiece in the cathedral of sigüenza, today in the arce or doncel chapel, where three that would complete it are still preserved: one on the left street, the birth of san juan; another on the right, the prison of santa catalina and the thorn or top of the crucifixion. Object Type: painting. Genre: religious art. Date: between circa 1425 and circa 1450. Dimensions: height: 155 cm (61 in); width: 161 cm (63.3 in). Medium: tempera on board. Depicted People: John the Baptist, Catherine of Alexandria, Bartholomew the Apostle, Lawrence of Rome, Anthony the Great, Salome, Herod Antipas. Collection: Museo del Prado. Retablo de San Juan Bautista y Santa Catalina (Museo del Prado)
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