# St John the Baptist in the Wilderness [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [GIULIO ROMANO]() - Date: 1501-1550 - Technique: Oil on panel, 178 x 154 cm ## Commentary This painting is almost identical with the <A onclick="return OpenOther\('/html/r/raphael/5roma/5/07baptis.html'\)" HREF="/html/r/raphael/5roma/5/07baptis.html">painting attributed to Raphael</A> in the Tribuna of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. The naked, athletic St John the Baptist sits on a stony outcrop of a grotto-like rock formation that forms a dark background for his brilliantly lit figure. The spring rising close by can be read as a symbol of baptism. ## Related artworks - [Adoration of the Shepherds \(detail\)]() - [Adoration of the Shepherds]() - [Aerial view]() - [Aerial view]() - [Aerial view]() - [Ajax Defends Patroclus's Corps]() - [Ajax Defends Patroclus's Corps]() - [Allegory of the Virtues of Federico II Gonzaga]() - [Battle of Zama]() - [Ceiling decoration \(detail\)]() - [Ceiling decoration \(detail\)]() - [Ceiling decoration \(detail\)]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()