Saint John Baptist


Luke 7, 24 - 27

And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind? But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they which are gorgeously apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings courts. But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet. This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

Matthew 3, 4

And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.

Mark 1, 4 - 5

John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.





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Baptistery with baptismal font, bronze cover with      
statue of St. John Baptist, 1570                       
Mosaics in background 14th, life of St.John and        
crucifixion.
#15040512

Baptistery with baptismal font, bronze cover with statue of St. John Bapti...

Baptism; fresco from the vault of the center nave,     
Idensen church. Around 1130
#15040621

Baptism; fresco from the vault of the center nave, Idensen church. Around 1...

Murals in the church of the Benedictine monastery of   
Lambach,Upper Austria.The frescos,late-Ottonian,date   
from before 1090,year of the consecration of the the   
church.John Baptist pointing to Christ,bearing witness 
to him.Right:scribes or doctors.Mountains in background
#16010458

Murals in the church of the Benedictine monastery of Lambach,Upper Austria.Th...

Louis IX, The Saint (1214-1270) with St. John Baptist. 
In the background, behind the King, the Louvre palace  
of the 13th century. King Louis died during a crusade. 
Oil on wood, 145,8 x 226,5 cm                          
Detail of an altar for the Parliament of Paris.
#26030211

Louis IX, The Saint (1214-1270) with St. John Baptist. In the background, behin...

Saint Mary and Child between Saint Catherine and       
Saint John Baptist, detail from an altar         
antependium from the Burgundian mass vestments.        
Embroidery on linen, gold and silver thread, silk,     
velvet, pearls and glass. Cat. 143 b
#30010237

Saint Mary and Child between Saint Catherine and Saint John Baptist, det...

Comb of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux. Figures of Saints in relief:    
John Baptist, Saint Catherine, Saint Peter, Saint Paul.
Ivory (2nd half 12th)                                  
Parisian work
#300105 7

Comb of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux. Figures of Saints in relief: John Bapti...

Dome mosaic of the Baptism of Christ.
Appropriate for a baptistery, the center of this dome mosaic shows Christ baptized by John the Baptist in the river Jordan. The personification of the river Jordan to the left of Christ recalls pagan personifications. Surrounding this central image are the twelfe Apostles. They are led by Peter and Paul who flank the etimasia, or "prepared throne", which awaits Christ's arrival as judge at the end of time.
Around 500-25; Baptistery of the Arians (now Santa Maria in Cosmedin), Ravenna
See also 30-01-10/7
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Dome mosaic of the Baptism of Christ. Appropriate for a baptistery, the center...

Dome mosaic of the Baptism of Christ (detail).
Appropriate for a baptistery, the center of this dome mosaic shows Christ baptized by John the Baptist in the river Jordan. The personification of the river Jordan to the left of Christ recalls pagan personifications. Surrounding this central image are the twelfe Apostles. They are led by Peter and Paul who flank the etimasia, or "prepared throne", which awaits Christ's arrival as judge at the end of time.
Around 500-25; Baptistery of the Arians (now Santa Maria in Cosmedin), Ravenna
Detail of 30-01-10/6
#300110 7

Dome mosaic of the Baptism of Christ (detail). Appropriate for a baptistery, th...

Dome mosaic of the Baptism of Christ by John Baptist on the River Jordan surrounded by the 12 Apostles.
5th century CE
See also 15-03-02/55
#300110 8

Dome mosaic of the Baptism of Christ by John Baptist on the River Jordan surroun...

School of Verrocchio.Reliquary between a sainted
bishop and a young martyr on the left and Saints
John Baptist and Dominic on the right.
Pen and brown ink,brown wash, 21 x 19 cm
RF 454 recto
#330103 1

School of Verrocchio.Reliquary between a sainted bishop and a young martyr on t...

Nude young man,full face,holding a staff (Saint        
John Baptist?)                                         
Silver nib,hightened in white,light-pink paper.        
27 x 15 cm                                             
RF 434 bis,recto
#33010349

Nude young man,full face,holding a staff (Saint John Baptist?)...

Tete de Saint Jean-Baptiste. Pierre noire,pinceau      
et lavis brun,traces de sanguine sur la levre.         
19,4 x 26,4 cm  INV 2570                               
L'attribution a Solario depend du tableau au Louvre    
de Saint Jean-Baptiste,INV 735 (40-08-07/12)
#33010433

Tete de Saint Jean-Baptiste. Pierre noire,pinceau et lavis brun,traces de...