John the Baptist in the Wilderness
Artist
Francesco Albani
(Italian, 1578 - 1660)
Depicted
John the Baptist
Dateca. 1600
MediumOil on copper
DimensionsFrame: 25 3/8 × 20 11/16 × 2 3/4 in. (64.5 × 52.5 × 7 cm)
Image: 19 3/8 × 14 13/16 in. (49.2 × 37.7 cm)
Frame (Sight Size): 18 11/16 × 14 in. (47.5 × 35.6 cm)
Frame (Interior Rebate Size): 19 13/16 × 15 1/16 in. (50.3 × 38.3 cm)
Image: 19 3/8 × 14 13/16 in. (49.2 × 37.7 cm)
Frame (Sight Size): 18 11/16 × 14 in. (47.5 × 35.6 cm)
Frame (Interior Rebate Size): 19 13/16 × 15 1/16 in. (50.3 × 38.3 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN115
Albani began his career in Rome as Annibale Caracci's assistant and adopted his master's predilection for situating his works in impressive landscapes. For centuries, the subject of St. John the Baptist in the wilderness, where the saint lived in seclusion until emerging to perform baptisms in the Jordan River, had provided artists with an opportunity to showcase their skills in landscape painting. This work is painted on copper, a popular support for smaller cabinet paintings in the 16th and 17th centuries.
On View
On viewLocation
- Museum of Art, Gallery 09, Wall East
Domenico Ghirlandaio and Workshop
c. 1500
