Saint John the Baptist Preaching

Saint John the Baptist Preaching
ArtistPaolo Veronese
Yearc. 1562
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions205 cm × 169 cm (81 in × 67 in)
LocationGalleria Borghese, Rome

Saint John the Baptist Preaching (also known as Sermon of Saint John Baptist) is a 1562 oil-on-canvas painting of John the Baptist by Paolo Veronese, now in the Galleria Borghese in Rome. The painting depicts John the Baptist acting primarily and quite literally as a messenger for the coming of Jesus.

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