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  • John the Baptist (born 1st century BC, died between 28-36 AD) was a Jewish prophet of the Jordan River region, celebrated by the Christian church as ‘the Forerunner’ to Jesus Christ.
    He emerged from the wilderness preaching a message of repentance for the forgiveness of sins and offered a water baptism to confirm the repentant person’s commitment to a new life cleansed from sin.
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  • John the Baptist gained a large following. Herod Antipas feared the widely popular John the Baptist would incite his followers to launch a rebellion against his rule.
  • As John the Baptist was the patron saint of Florence, Genoa, and Turin, bonfires, fireworks, and street markets occur during the celebration.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • The piece depicts St. John the Baptist in isolation. Through the use of chiaroscuro, the figure appears to emerge from the shadowy background.
  • And this is exactly what happened - Saint John the Baptist was beheaded and his head was brought to Salome on a platter.
  • Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist, oil on wood panel by Correggio, c. 1515; in the Art Institute of Chicago.
  • John the Baptist is the patron saint of Jordan, Puerto Rico, French Canada and many other places.
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  • Diego Velázquez (attr.), “Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness,” between 1618 and 1625 (photo: Register Files / Public Domain).