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Bearded man in animal skins seated on rocks under trees, gazing up and holding a branch, with a lamb at lower left and light breaking through foliage.

Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness

A bearded, nearly nude man in a tan animal-skin garment sits on a rocky outcrop beneath gnarled trees, gazing upward and holding a leafy branch. A lamb rests at lower left, and a shaft of light breaks through the dark foliage above a hazy landscape.

Artist
Denys Calvaert
Date
c. 1610
Medium
Oil on copper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2193 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1615).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of the Edward and Inge Maser Collection

Español: San Juan Bautista en el desierto

Un hombre barbudo, casi desnudo, con una prenda de piel de animal color beige, está sentado sobre una roca bajo árboles retorcidos, mirando hacia arriba y sosteniendo una rama con hojas. Un cordero descansa en la esquina inferior izquierda, y un haz de luz atraviesa el follaje oscuro.

Português: São João Batista no deserto

Um homem barbudo, quase nu, vestindo uma túnica de pele de animal bege, está sentado sobre um penhasco rochoso sob árvores retorcidas, olhando para cima e segurando um ramo com folhas. Um cordeiro repousa no canto inferior esquerdo, e um feixe de luz atravessa a folhagem escura.