Saint John the Baptist Bearing Witness
The Met
Artist: Annibale Carracci(Italian, Bologna 1560–1609 Rome)
Date: ca. 1600
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on copper
Dimensions: 21 3/8 x 17 1/8 in. (54.3 x 43.5 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Fabrizio Moretti and Adam Williams, in honor of Everett Fahy, 2009
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A man kneels in a stream, pointing to a distant robed figure on a cliff
Detailed Description
An oil painting depicts a man kneeling in a rocky stream in the foreground, pointing towards a distant figure on a cliff. The man, positioned on the left, is bare-chested with light skin, a muscular build, and long, curly brown hair and a beard. A faint halo encircles his head. He wears red drapery over his left shoulder and around his lower body, revealing his right leg and left arm. He holds a long, slender staff vertically in his left hand, resting it on the ground. His right arm is extended horizontally, with his index finger pointing towards the upper right of the composition. His head is turned in the direction of his pointing finger. The stream flows from the midground towards the foreground, with dark rocks and a small waterfall visible on the lower right. Green and brown trees frame the left side of the painting, extending into the midground. In the upper right midground, a smaller figure stands on a light brown cliff, draped in blue and red robes, also with a faint halo. This figure faces left, with its head turned towards the pointing man. A winding path ascends the cliff behind the distant figure. The background features rolling hills covered with sparse trees under a light blue sky with scattered white clouds.
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