Saint John the Baptist

painting by Caravaggio (Toledo)
VisualArtwork painting Q3463868
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Summary

Saint John the Baptist is a painting[1].

Key Facts

  • Creator: Caravaggio[2], Bartolomeo Cavarozzi[3]
  • Religion or worldview: Christianity[4]
  • Movement: Italian Baroque painting[5]
  • Genre: religious art[6]
  • Depicts: John the Baptist[7]
  • Made from material: oil paint[8]
  • Collection: Museo Catedralicio[9]
  • Location: Museo Catedralicio[10]
  • Inception: 1598[11], 1617[12]
  • Exhibition history: Velázquez[13]
  • Main subject: John the Baptist in the wilderness[14]
  • Depicts Iconclass notation: 11H(JOHN THE BAPTIST)2[15]
  • Fabrication method: chiaroscuro[16]
  • Copyright status: public domain[17]

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Works and Contributions

Created works include Caravaggio[2], a painter[18], 1571–1610[19], of Duchy of Milan[20], awarded the Sovereign Military Order of Malta[21], specialised in painting[22] and Bartolomeo Cavarozzi[3], a painter[23], 1587–1625[24], of Papal States[25], specialised in painting[26].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [2] ↑ . eldiario.es. Retrieved . eldiario.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . grandpalais.fr. Retrieved . grandpalais.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . grandpalais.fr. Retrieved . grandpalais.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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