Master’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.
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
Saint John the Baptist Entering the Wilderness
The Holy Family with Saints Elizabeth and John the Baptist
Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640)
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)
Christ on the Living Cross
Follower of the Master of Saint Veronica (German, active c. 1395–1420)
Saint John the Baptist
French; possibly Provence
Salome Asking Herod for the Head of Saint John the Baptist
The Head of Saint John the Baptist Brought before Herod
Ecce Agnus Dei
Saint Augustine's Vision of Saints Jerome and John the Baptist
Matteo di Giovanni (Italian, c. 1430–1495)
Master of Palanquinos (Spanish, active c. 1470–1500)
Spanish