John the Baptist (sometimes called John in the Wilderness) was the subject of at least eight paintings by the Italian Baroque artist Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571–1610). The story of John the Baptist is told in the Gospels .

The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist is an oil painting by the Italian artist Caravaggio. Measuring 3.7 m by 5.2 m, it depicts the execution of John the Baptist. It is located in the Oratory of St. John's Co-Cathedral in Valletta, Malta.

The Baptist had often been depicted as a good-looking, semi-nude, youth during the Renaissance and Caravaggio clearly owed as much to this well-established iconographic trend as he did, in the pose, to Michelangelo's energetic male nudes on the Sistine ceiling or his statue of Day in the Medici Chapel. But the figure, lounging like the Uffizi ...

Saint John the Baptist was a prophet, not a sinner. But Caravaggio in this, his most sober and moving devotional image of the saint, has been remarkably effective in using subtle external signs to reveal personality.

The Beheading of St. John the Baptist is Caravaggio's only surviving signed work; the 'f. michelan . . .' which is scrawled in the blood which flows from the Baptist's throat can be read either as 'fra ['frater' or 'brother'] michelan [gelo da Caravaggio]', in which case the work must date from after Caravaggio's appointment as a Knight of Obedi...

Oct 19, 2020 · The "Beheading of St. John the Baptist" is the great masterpiece painted by Caravaggio in Malta and the painter's only signed work. Dating from 1608, it is located in the Maltese capital and is discussed in this article.

John the Baptist, also called John in the Wilderness, was the subject of at least eight Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio artworks. The story of John the Baptist is told in the Gospels. John the Baptist lived in the Wilderness of Judea between Jerusalem and the Dead Sea.

Jul 7, 2019 · John the Baptist (sometimes called John in the Wilderness) was the subject of at least eight paintings by the Italian Baroque artist Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571–1610). The story of John the Baptist is told in the Gospels.

Oct 2, 2020 · Many emotionally intense paintings have been inspired by John’s role in salvation history, from the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River to his murder by King Herod. But no artist has rivaled...

Caravaggio’s The Beheading of St. John the Baptist was probably begun in the first half of 1608 and is his largest work by a considerable amount. While the action dominates just half of the canvas the physicality of the Baptist’s killing dominates the whole.