# St John the Baptist [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [UNKNOWN MASTER, Italian]() - Date: 1601-1650 - Technique: Oil on canvas, 136 x 99 cm ## Commentary This painting clearly pertains the naturalistic language that developed following the Caravaggesque revolution of the early seventeenth century. The language informing the painting reflects the specific Neapolitan milieu following the overpowering presence of Caravaggio in the city between 1606 and 1610, The painting was executed by an anonymous Neapolitan Caravaggesque painter. ## Related artworks - [A Bishop Saint]() - [A Curious Scene]() - [Adam and Eve; Cain and Abel]() - [Adoration of St Mark]() - [Allegorical Portrait of Dante]() - [Altar frontal]() - [Altarpiece \(detail\)]() - [Altarpiece of St Clare \(detail\)]() - [Altarpiece of St Clare \(detail\)]() - [Altarpiece of St Clare]() - [Altarpiece of the Magi]() - [Altarpiece]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()