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St. John the Baptist in the Wilderness
Master of Saint John the Baptist German, active c. 1450–1460

Bust of a Youth (Saint John the Baptist)
Francesco Mochi (Italian, 1580–1654)

Scenes from the Life of Saint John the Baptist
Bartolomeo di Giovanni (Italian, active c. 1465-1501)

The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist
Giovanni di Paolo (Italian, 1398–1482)

Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist
Guido Reni (Italian, 1575–1642)

Reliquary Monstrance with a Tooth of Saint John the Baptist
Weddeghe Velstede (German, active 1432-73) container: Egyptian

The Birth of Saint John the Baptist
Spanish; Burgos

The Holy Family with Saints Elizabeth and John the Baptist
Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640)

Saint John the Baptist Entering the Wilderness
Giovanni di Paolo (Italian, 1398–1482)

The Infants Jesus Christ and Saint John the Baptist Embracing
Joos van Cleve (Netherlandish, Active by 1507–1540/41) Workshop of Joos van Cleve (Netherlandish, Active by 1507–1540/41)

Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist
Correggio (Antonio Allegri; Italian, 1489–1534)

Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness
Diego Velázquez (Spanish, 1599–1660)

Saint John the Baptist
French; possibly Provence

Ecce Agnus Dei
Giovanni di Paolo (Italian, 1398–1482)

Salome Asking Herod for the Head of Saint John the Baptist
Giovanni di Paolo (Italian, 1398–1482)

Christ on the Living Cross
Follower of the Master of Saint Veronica (German, active c. 1395–1420)

The Head of Saint John the Baptist Brought before Herod
Giovanni di Paolo (Italian, 1398–1482)

Saint Augustine's Vision of Saints Jerome and John the Baptist
Matteo di Giovanni (Italian, c. 1430–1495)

The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist
Master of Palanquinos (Spanish, active c. 1470–1500)

Saint John the Baptist
Spanish