# John the Baptist \(or the Apostle Philip\) Preaching

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## Artwork

- Artist: [SWART VAN GRONINGEN, Jan](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/swart-van-groningen-jan-r525c4eaf6a770b>)
- Date: 1501-1550
- Technique: Woodcut, 133 x 113 mm

## Commentary

This print was executed by an unknown cutter after Jan Swart. Clusters of tiny oval shapes on the cliff above the saint, as well as similarly springing lines and curves, indicate the ground. They can be found in a number of woodcuts after Swart.

## Related artworks

- [The Triumph of Silenus](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/swart-van-groningen-jan-r525c4eaf6a770b/the-triumph-of-silenus-r6f5f91f8b2fb8f>)
- [Woman Lamenting by a Burning City](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/swart-van-groningen-jan-r525c4eaf6a770b/woman-lamenting-by-a-burning-city-re037604a467678>)

## Attribution

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