Saint John the Baptist (Titian)

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Saint John the Baptist
Titian - St John the Baptist in the Desert - WGA22807.jpg
Artist Titian
Year c. 1540
Dimensions 201 cm × 134 cm (79 in × 53 in)
Location Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice

Saint John the Baptist is a c. 1540 painting of John the Baptist by Titian, with his traditional attributes of the Lamb of God and a staff.[1] It is part of the collection of the Gallerie dell'Accademia of Venice, Italy.

In the background of the painting is a landscape with the river Jordan, in which Jesus was baptised.

A clearer picture of the same work, taken at the Gallerie dell'Accademia, in Venice.

See also

Bibliography

  • Script error: No such module "In lang". Marion Kaminski "Sztuka i architektura Wenecja, wyd Wydawnictwo Olesiejuk ISBN 978-3-8331-2315-3

References

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