Saint John the Baptist Preaching, ca. 1650, Oil on canvas, 68 x 47 3/4 in. (172.7 x 121.3 cm), Paintings, Mattia Preti (Il Cavalier Calabrese) (Italian, Taverna 1613–1699 Valletta), Saint John the Baptist is shown seated in the wilderness exhorting the viewer to repentance, his right hand pointing heavenwards, his skin tanned through years in the desert. The lamb stands for Christ, the 'lamb of God
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Saint John, Baptist Preaching, ca, 1650, Oil, canvas, 68 x 47 3/4, 172.7 121.3 cm, Paintings, Mattia Preti, Il Cavalier Calabrese, Italian, Taverna, 1613–1699, Valletta, Baptist, shown seated, wilderness exhorting, viewer, repentance, right hand, pointing, heavenwards, skin tanned, years, desert, lamb stands, Christ, lamb, God
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