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- Saint John The Baptist Preaching In The Wilderness, Anton Raphael. Image: WikiMedia. John the Baptizer (contrary to popular belief, he wasn’t a member of the...
- Jump to navigation Jump to search. John the Baptist[note 1] (late 1st century BC – AD 28–36) was a Jewish itinerant preacher[15] in the early 1st century AD.
- Born in the late 1st century (circa 5 B.C.), Saint John the Baptist was a Jewish prophet who preached the imminence of God’s final judgment.
- The piece depicts St. John the Baptist in isolation. Through the use of chiaroscuro, the figure appears to emerge from the shadowy background.
- At the time of Leonardo da Vinci’s death in 1519, he had only three paintings in his possession, Saint John the Baptist was one of them.
- And this is exactly what happened - Saint John the Baptist was beheaded and his head was brought to Salome on a platter.
- Top image: Mosaic of the baptism of Jesus Christ by Saint John the Baptist in Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2016.
- After a period of desert solitude, John the Baptist emerged as a prophet in the region of the lower Jordan River valley.
- Saint John the Baptist holds a unique position in Christianity, as he is venerated by both Catholic and Orthodox churches, as well as other Christian denominations.
- Diego Velázquez (attr.), “Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness,” between 1618 and 1625 (photo: Register Files / Public Domain).