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Source Description
Saint John the Baptist was Christ's greatest prophet. He lived in the desert clad in a camel's skin, eating locusts and wild honey, and preaching repentance.The extraordinary detail and meticulous technique in this small work reflect Giovanni's primary occupation as a manuscript illuminator. Indeed, this work is painted on parchment. The town in the background may represent Vicenza. Strange figures appear in the clouds. Images of saints in the wilderness gave Renaissance artists the opportunity of depicting landscapes, which showed their interest in representing the real world.
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Document identity
localId
33487
label
Saint John the Baptist in a Landscape
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
33487
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Saint John the Baptist in a Landscape
description
Saint John the Baptist was Christ's greatest prophet. He lived in the desert clad in a camel's skin, eating locusts and wild honey, and preaching repentance.The extraordinary detail and meticulous technique in this small work reflect Giovanni's primary occupation as a manuscript illuminator. Indeed, this work is painted on parchment. The town in the background may represent Vicenza. Strange figures appear in the clouds. Images of saints in the wilderness gave Renaissance artists the opportunity of depicting landscapes, which showed their interest in representing the real world.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1480 (early Renaissance)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
paintings
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
21.5
height
22.2
dimensionsRaw
Painted surface H: 8 7/16 x W: 8 3/4 in. (21.5 x 22.2 cm); Panel H: 9 1/4 x W: 9 5/8 in. (23.5 x 24.5 cm)
Source extras
med
tempera on parchment mounted on wood panel
creator_ids
5782
collection_ids
REN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
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ad96fe5e3fa4cd07