The Birth of John the Baptist The birth of John the Baptist; Round stained glass with a representation of the Birth of John the Baptist. Elisabeth is sitting with her knees raised in the childbed; supported by pillows in the back. The furniture with which the room has been decorated has been executed in fantasized renaissance forms and ornament. At the foot end there is a table with a jug; a basket of bread and a knife. A maid gives her porridge from a bowl. Mary is sitting on the floor by the fire with Johannes on her lap. A visitor watches while sitting in a turned position on a chair. On the left in the passage sits Zacharias; the father of John; deprived of speech; at a desk; birth of John the Baptist; sometimes Mary present; naming or John the Baptist; Zacharias writing John's name; anonymous; Southern Netherlands; c. 1540; glass; silver stain; d 29.6 cm