John the Baptist (Aramaic YaHia ) son , adopted ,of ZaKaryia Matthew 3 13-17 Aramaic put into greek about 100 AD
Matthew XXXVI
Old Syriak
Trees reflected in the river . Half way between , the horizon line is half way up the sqare part of the painting . ( That is 22inches .Painting 66 x 54 )
Piero did this on wood panel ,gesso primed ,painting in egg tempera . Photo edited with contrast from Sony 5000 camera .
Piero has the towers of Borgo Sansepolcro lit from the right by early mornig sunlight .The city wall can be seen to the right of the central figure .
The towers and city wall of Sansepulcro
Above sea levels ,metres
Monte 1010
Sansepolcro 339
Terevere 309
所有尺寸均以毫米为单位
Piero sets horizon line ,half way between the trees and their reflection in the water .