Saint John the Baptist Bearing Witness
The Met
Artist: Francesco Granacci(Italian, Villamagna 1469–1543 Florence)
Date: ca. 1506–7
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil and gold on wood
Dimensions: 29 3/4 x 82 1/2 in. (75.6 x 209.6 cm)
Credit Line: Purchase, Gwynne Andrews, Harris Brisbane Dick, Dodge, Fletcher, and Rogers Funds, funds from various donors, Ella Morris de Peyster Gift, Mrs. Donald Oenslager Gift, and Gifts in memory of Robert Lehman, 1970
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A bearded man in a pink cloth addresses groups of people in a rocky, treed landscape
Detailed Description
A wide, outdoor scene features numerous figures gathered in a rocky, hilly landscape under a light blue sky. In the center, a bearded man with a bare chest and a pink cloth draped around his lower body stands on a rock, gesturing with his right arm towards the left. He is the tallest figure in the immediate foreground. To his left, three women are seated on the ground, one in a pink robe, one in a green robe, and one in an orange robe. Further left, two men in dark robes stand near each other, one holding a book. Up a winding path on a green hill in the far left, a small group of figures walks away. To the right of the central figure, a group of men are seated and standing on rocks, facing him. They wear robes in various colors including green, yellow, red, and blue. The landscape features numerous green trees and large brown rock formations throughout. In the distant background, a body of water is visible with mountains beyond it, and several dark birds fly in the sky above the central figure.
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