Saint John the Baptist (Titian)

1540 painting by Titian

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.

See also

• List of works by Titian

Bibliography

• (in Polish) Marion Kaminski "Sztuka i architektura Wenecja, wyd Wydawnictwo Olesiejuk ISBN 978-3-8331-2315-3

References

1. "Saint John the Baptist | Gallerie dell'Accademia di Venezia". Saint John the Baptist | Gallerie dell'Accademia di Venezia. Retrieved 2022-05-17.