Sovereign Military Hospitaller
Order of St John of Jerusalem of
Rhodes and of Malta
Order of St John of Jerusalem of
Rhodes and of Malta
St. John the Baptist, Patron of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (2021)
| On sale | Yes |
| Face value | Souvenir sheet 6,80 € |
| Stamp description | in 1568, the period of his full maturity, Paolo Farinati painted the Baptism of Jesus, kept in Verona in the Battistero di San Giovanni in Fonte. In the painting, the foliage of the tree against which the Baptist has leant his staff is partially hidden by a dense dark cloud within which, illuminated by divine light, God appears in the centre of a host of cherubim. The virtual triangulation that connects the hand of the Creator, the Holy Spirit symbolically depicted as a dove and the hand of St. John pouring the baptismal water, encloses and highlights the deep theological and doctrinal significance of the scene. Paolo Farinati: Baptism of Jesus (1568), Battistero di San Giovanni in Fonte. Verona. On souvenir sheet: On stamp: |
| Date of issue | 22 June 2021. |
| Face values | two stamps (€ 2.90 and € 3.90) in a souvenir sheet for a total of € 6.80. |
| Size | € 2.90: 52 x 40 mm ; € 3.90: 40 x 52 mm. |
| Perforation | 13 x 13. |
| Souvenir sheet size | 115 x 175 mm. |
| Print run | three thousand numbered souvenir sheets. |
| Printed by | offset. Cartor Security Printing, La Loupe, Francia. |
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