Saint John the Baptist

1517

Hans Baldung Grien

Associated Names
Hans Baldung Grien

Artist, German, 1484/1485 - 1545

The image depicts a seated, full-body figure of a bearded man with exaggerated curly hair framing his face. He sits with his legs visible, draped in flowing robes that cover his torso and part of his legs, leaving his feet bare. His facial features are pronounced, including deep-set eyes and a full, curly beard. He holds a long, thin staff-like object in one hand while resting an open book in his lap with the other hand. A lamb is depicted resting in the folds of his robe. The man is set against a background with a radiating halo effect behind his head, creating a sense of illumination. The scene is filled with intricate details and textures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1950.1.13

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 114


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1958

  • Magnifying the Bible through Art, Sunday School Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, Nashville, TN, 1958.

1981

  • Hans Baldung Grien: Prints & Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., and Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, 1981, no. 74, repro.

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

Wikidata ID

Q65072899

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