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| Piero di Cosimo St John the Baptist 15th century Metropolitan Museum |
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| Andrea Sacchi Birth of St John the Baptist ca. 1628-29 Prado |
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| Anthony van Dyck Infant Christ & St John the Baptist ca. 1639 Royal Collection, Great Britain |
John the Baptist was one of the most persistently painted of Christian saints all through the great confident heyday of European painting that lasted from the 15th century to the 19th century. John was of course frequently represented in the company of other holy figures, but his long solitary vigils in the wilderness gave painters the welcome opportunity to exploit a single figure.
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| Francisco Goya St John the Baptist as a Child in the Desert ca. 1810 Prado |
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| Pierre Mignard St John the Baptist 1688 Prado |
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| Jerónimo Jacinto Espinosa St John the Baptist ca. 1645 Prado |
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| Francesco Solimena St John the Baptist 1730 Prado |
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| Marcantonio Raimondi after Parmigianino St John the Baptist 16th century engraving Victoria & Albert Museum |
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| Juan Bautista Maíno Landscape with St John the Baptist ca. 1612-14 Prado |
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| Titian St John the Baptist ca. 1550-55 Prado |
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| Perugino St John the Baptist ca. 1505-07 Metropolitan Museum of Art |
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| Robert Campin St John the Baptist & a Franciscan preacher 1438 Prado |
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| Giovanni Agostino da Lodi St John the Baptist ca. 1500 Getty |
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| Jan Gossaert Christ between the Blessed Virgin & St John the Baptist ca. 1510-15 Prado |