John the Baptist Preaching
Artist
Michel-François Dandre-Bardon
(French, 1700 – 1785)
Dateca. 1725
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions40 1/2 x 61 5/8 in. (102.9 x 156.5 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN169
Though this work predates the full flowering of the Neoclassical movement by several decades, its heroic figures and clear composition anticipate stylistic developments later in the century. Dandré-Bardon, who studied first in his native France before traveling to Italy, was clearly inspired by classicizing strains in earlier Italian painting, notably the work of Raphael and Guido Reni. The careful calibration of color in this painting is particularly memorable, evidencing the artist’s special gift in this regard.
On View
On viewLocation
- Museum of Art, Gallery 17, Wall South
