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.
| Artist |
Frederick Bloemaert
RKD
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|---|---|
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Abraham Bloemaert
RKD
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| Title | The Preaching of John the Baptist |
| Date | ca. 1632 - 1670 |
| Period | 17th century |
| Medium and support | burin engraving AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | printed inscription outside the depiction, centre below: Quis novus hic doctor populi [...] qui tuba prima fuit. |
| printed inscription outside the depiction, bottom left: A. Bloemaert inven. | |
| printed inscription bottom right, outside the depiction: Fred: Bloem: sculp. | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | burin engraving AAT |
| Inventory number | 2014-KC |
| Acquisition credit |
unknown
2014 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-KC |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11559/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300055874
religious symbolism
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT 300015636 landscapes AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11H(JOHN THE BAPTIST)
John the Baptist; possible attributes: book, reed cross, baptismal cup, honeycomb, lamb, staff
Iconclass
11P31521 monk(s), friar(s) Iconclass 11P3154 habit, frock Iconclass 25G3 trees Iconclass 25H112 rocks Iconclass 31A231 standing figure Iconclass 31A235 sitting figure Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass 73 New Testament Iconclass 73C11 John the Baptist preaching (perhaps Christ among the bystanders) Iconclass |
| School / Style | Baroque AAT |
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