Stock Photo - The Birth of John the Baptist (Imposizione del nome al Battista), by Fra Angelico (Beato Angelico), 1428-1430, 15th Century, tempera on board, 26 x 24 cm. Italy, Tuscany, Florence, Museum of San Marco. Whole artwork view. Within a courtyard painted with a perfect perspective unfolds a scene of the life of John the Baptist, the old Zechariah, punished with dumbness for not believing the angel who foretold him the birth of the desired son, is sitting on the left, writing the name to give to the newborn on a tablet in the presence of women, the figures are characterized by volume and bright colours.