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Preaching of John the Baptist
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The protagonist in this scene, John the Baptist, the forerunner of Christ, stands partially concealed in the shade of a group of fanciful trees. It is as if Bloemaert wanted to prove that he could paint virtually anything and everything: a mountainous landscape, leafy trees, as well as figures, either nude or clad in exotic colourful gowns and arranged in complicated poses. All of this proves him to be a master of Mannerism.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit linePrediking van Johannes de Doper. 1590 - 1610. Abraham Bloemaert. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
