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This painting was once attributed to Caravaggio, or to one of his followers, but it was probably painted in the mid-seventeenth century in Rome. Caravaggio painted a number of pictures of the Baptist as an adolescent, including a scene of him leaning on a rock and drinking directly from a spring, of which numerous copies and variants exist, attesting to its popularity in the seventeenth century. Although not directly related to that composition, our painting’s tight crop, dramatic lighting and naturalistic rendering of the Baptist’s body are all ultimately inspired by Caravaggio’s example.
Title
Saint John the Baptist
Date
probably 1640-60
Medium
Oil on canvas
Measurements
H 77.8 x W 62.3 cm
Accession number
NG6455
Acquisition method
Bequeathed by Dame Joan Evans, 1979
Work type
Painting
The National Gallery, London
Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England
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