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Master John

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WikidataQ18641761

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Why this artist matters now

João Faras, better known simply as Mestre João, was an astrologer, astronomer, physician and surgeon of King Manuel I of Portugal who accompanied Pedro Álvares Cabral in the discovery of Brazil in 1500, and wrote a famous letter identifying the Southern Cross constellation.

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Artworks (6)

Allegorical Theme: Combat of Animals

1515 · engraving

Sheet: 22.6 x 31.9 cm (8 7/8 x 12 9/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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The Archangel Michael

1495 · Terracotta

Overall (confirmed): H. 33 7/8 x W. 16 1/2 x D. 8 1/4 in., 39.6lb. (86 x 41.9 x 21 cm, 17.9398kg)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Saint John the Baptist

1495 · terracotta with traces of polychromy

Overall: 72.1 x 33 x 24 cm (28 3/8 x 13 x 9 7/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Virgin and Child with Saint Anne and Saints Francis and Lidwina, with Donors (Anna Selbdritt)

1490 · oil paint (paint), panel

width: 52.2 cm, height: 55.5 cm, depth: 6 cm, height: 54.5 cm, width: 53.5 cm

Rijksmuseum

Half-Length Figure of Saint John the Baptist

1465 · Painted terracotta

49.5 × 40.6 cm (19 1/2 × 16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

St. John the Baptist in the Wilderness

1445 · Engraving in black, with pen and ink, on ivory laid paper

Image: 21.2 × 14.2 cm (8 3/8 × 5 5/8 in.); Sheet: 21.7 × 14.3 cm (8 9/16 × 5 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Artwork sources (4)

6 published of 6 catalogued · 5 with image

Cleveland Museum of Art
2 published2 img
Art Institute Chicago
2 published2 img
Rijksmuseum
1 published1 img
The Met
1 published

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Virgin and Child with Saint Anne and Saints Francis and Lidwina, with Donors (Anna Selbdritt)
1490 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Allegorical Theme: Combat of Animals
1515 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Saint John the Baptist
1495 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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