# St John the Baptist

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## Artwork

- Artist: [GONZÁLEZ Y SERRANO, Bartolomé](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gonzlez-y-serrano-bartolom-r5ca6f4057fc5bb>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 150 x 90 cm

## Commentary

González&#39;s painting is a Spanish Caravaggesque work showing naturalism and a touch of sensuality. Without the barely noticeable halo and without the scroll the Saint could easily be taken for a resting shepherd with a sheep lying at his feet like a dog. The text on the scroll is a quotation from the Gospel of John: &#34;Ecce Agnus Dei, qui tollit peccata mundi&#34;.

## Related artworks

- [Portrait of a Gentleman](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gonzlez-y-serrano-bartolom-r5ca6f4057fc5bb/portrait-of-a-gentleman-rb0ca20ed11a746>)
- [Portrait of Margarita Aldobrandini, Duchess of Parma](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gonzlez-y-serrano-bartolom-r5ca6f4057fc5bb/portrait-of-margarita-aldobrandini-duchess-of-parma-r19ef7b80889332>)
- [Queen Margarita of Austria](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gonzlez-y-serrano-bartolom-r5ca6f4057fc5bb/queen-margarita-of-austria-r5e42d21b732acd>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)