John’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.

John Fischer Papers
John Baptiste Fischer (1875-1951) Shepley, Rutan, and Coolidge Postle & Fischer

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)

Remembrance of Italy
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (French, 1796-1875) printed by Auguste Delâtre (French, 1822-1907) published by Cadart et Chavalier, Editeurs (French, 1801-1900)

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

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

Souvenir of Tuscany
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot French, 1796-1875

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

St. John the Baptist
Martin Schongauer German, c. 1430/50-1491

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

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 Mark Saving a Slave from Torture, from Opera Selectiora
John Baptist Jackson (English, 1701-1780) after Jacopo Robusti, called Tintoretto (Italian, 1519-1594)

Saint John the Baptist
Spanish

Saint John the Baptist
Giulio Campagnola Italian, c. 1482-1515/18

Saint John the Baptist
French; possibly Provence

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

The Elephant, from The Berain Grotesques Series
After a design by Jean Baptiste Monnoyer (1636–1699) in the style of Jean I Berain (1640–1711); border design by Jean I Berain Woven at the Manufacture Royale de Beauvais under the direction of the Behagle family (directors, 1684–1711), the Filleul brothers (codirectors, 1711–22), or Noël-Antoine Mérou (director, 1722–33) France, Beauvais

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

The Birth of Saint John the Baptist
Spanish; Burgos