Master of the Life of Saint John the Baptist

Master of the Life of Saint John the Baptist is a conventional name, or notname, used by art historians for an anonymous medieval painter identified through a series of panel paintings depicting scenes from the life of Saint John the Baptist. Such names are assigned when an artist's documented identity is lost but a coherent body of work can be grouped together by style. Works carrying this designation are executed in tempera on panel and are held in major collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Beyond the evidence of the paintings themselves, the artist's name, training, and precise dates remain unknown.