The Preaching of John the Baptist

Public Domain

Artist(s) / maker(s)

Frederick Bloemaert (engravers (printmakers))
,
Abraham Bloemaert (after)

Date

ca. 1632 - 1670

Period

17 century

Collection

Museum of Fine Arts Ghent
Saint John the Baptist is preaching with his attribute, a cross vane, in the midst of the people. In the foreground, one of the listeners is depicted very prominently. He is wearing a monk's habit. Outside the scene, a Latin verse refers to John the Baptist.

More about this work

Features
Artist(s) / maker(s) Frederick Bloemaert VIAF RKD Wikidata, Abraham Bloemaert VIAF RKD Wikidata
Type burin engraving
Category prints (visual works) AAT
Material paper
Dimensions 148 x 120 mm
Location Work currently not on display
Object number 2014-KC
Description
Subjects religious symbolism AAT, figures (representations) , landscapes
Tags New Testament Iconclass, male sex; man Iconclass, standing figure Iconclass, sitting figure Iconclass, monk(s), friar(s) Iconclass, habit, frock Iconclass, rocks Iconclass, trees Iconclass, John the Baptist; possible attributes: book, reed cross, baptismal cup, honeycomb, lamb, staff Iconclass, John the Baptist preaching (perhaps Christ among the bystanders) Iconclass, art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass
Linked open data
Data PURL https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-KC
IIIF manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11559/manifest.json
LIDO XML https://datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_lido&identifier=oai:datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be:mskgent.be:2014-KC
Vlaamse Kunstcollectie - EN

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