Why it matters
A statuesque John the Baptist stands among rocks with the Lamb of God and his staff, with the river Jordan in the landscape behind. Vasari described it as 'Saint John the Baptist in the desert among certain rocks'.
Did you know?
- It is usually dated around 1540.
- It was the altarpiece of Santa Maria Maggiore in Venice until 1807.
- Roberto Longhi criticised it for a certain academicism.
Based on the Wikipedia article Saint John the Baptist (Titian) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
