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Page authored by Gabriele Boccaccini, University of Michigan, @2020.

Overview

• See also John the Baptist iconography

In Christian tradition and iconography John the Baptist emerged from the Middle Ages as a full fledged and complex character, with a detailed biography. No other character in the New Testament, besides Jesus and Mary of Nazareth, received so much attention. Famous artists such as Giotto, Andrea Pisano, Domenico Ghirlandaio Filippo Lippi, Andrea del Sarto, devoted large cycles to the life of John the Baptist, that came to include as many as 20 episodes, covering all aspects of his life: his birth, his childhood, his mission, his relation with Jesus, and his death

A visual biography based on scripture, hagiography, and patristic literature

Stories from the Life of John the Baptist

Stories from the Life of John the Baptist (1300 Masters of Florence Baptistry), art

A cycle of fifteen mosaics by anonymous Florentine Masters, decorating the ceiling of the Baptistery of Saint John, Florence, Italy.

• 1. Annunciation to Zacharias
• 2. Birth of John the Baptist / Naming of John the Baptist
• 3. Young John the Baptist in the Desert
• 4. John the Baptist Preaching to the Crowds
• 5. John the Baptist Baptizing the Crowds
• 6. Baptism of Jesus
• 7. Here Is the Lamb of God
• 8. John the Baptist Reproaching Herod Antipas
• 9. John the Baptist in Prison
• 10. John the Baptist Visited by His Disciples
• 11. Messengers from John the Baptist
• 12. Banquet of Herod
• 13. Beheading of John the Baptist
• 14. Presentation of the Head of the Baptist to Herod Antipas
• 15. Burial of John the Baptist

Stories from the Life of John the Baptist (1320 Giotto), art

A cycle of three frescoes by Giotto, decorating the left wall of the Peruzzi Chapel, Santa Croce, Florence, Italy.

• 1. Annunciation to Zacharias
• 2. Birth of John the Baptist / Naming of John the Baptist
• 3. Banquet of Herod

Stories from the Life of John the Baptist (1336 Pisano), art

A cycle of twenty bass-reliefs by Andrea Pisano, decorating the South Gates of the Baptistery of Saint John, Florence, Italy. Now at the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence, Italy.

• 1. Annunciation to Zacharias
• 2. Zacharias is Unable to Speak
• 3. Visitation of Mary
• 4. Birth of John the Baptist
• 5. Naming of John the Baptist
• 6. John the Baptist in the Desert as a Boy
• 7. John the Baptist Preaching to the Crowds
• 8. Here Is the Lamb of God
• 9. John Baptizing the Crowds
• 10. Baptism of Jesus
• 11. John the Baptist Reproaching Herod Antipas
• 12. John the Baptist in Prison
• 13. John the Baptist Visited by His Disciples
• 14. Jesus Healing the Cripple
• 15. Dance of Salome
• 16. Beheading of John the Baptist
• 17. Presentation of the Head of the Baptist to Herod Antipas
• 18. Salome Presenting the Head of the Baptist to Herodias
• 19. Carrying of the Body of John the Baptist
• 20. Burial of John the Baptist

Stories from the Life of John the Baptist (1367-1483 Florentine Artists), art

A cycle of twelve bass-reliefs by Florentine Artists, decorating the altar of the Baptistery of Saint John, Florence, Italy. Now at the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence, Italy.

• -. John the Baptist (Michelozzo)
• 1. Annunciation to Zacharias / Visitation of Mary (Bernardo Cennini)
• 2. Birth of John the Baptist / Naming of John the Baptist (Antonio del Pollaiolo)
• 3. John the Baptist in the Desert as a Boy (14th cent. Florentine Artists)
• 4. John the Baptist Preaching to the Crowds (14th cent. Florentine Artists)
• 5. Here Is the Lamb of God (14th cent. Florentine Artists)
• 6. John the Baptist Baptizing the Crowds (14th cent. Florentine Artists)
• 7. Baptism of Jesus (14th cent. Florentine Artists)
• 8. John the Baptist Reproaching Herod Antipas (14th cent. Florentine Artists)
• 9. John the Baptist Visited by His Disciples (14th cent. Florentine Artists)
• 10. Jesus Receives John's Disciples (Antonio di Salvi)
• 11. Beheading of John the Baptist (Andrea del Verrocchio)
• 12. Salome Presenting the Head of John the Baptist

Stories from the Life of John the Baptist (1416 Salimbeni), art

A cycle of twelve frescoes by Lorenzo & Jacopo Salimbeni, decorating the right wall of the Oratory of St John the Baptist, Urbino, Italy.

• 1. Annunciation to Zacharias
• 2. Visitation of Mary: 1. Mary Arrives
• 3. Birth of John the Baptist / Circumcision of John the Baptist
• 4. Visitation of Mary: 2: Mary Departes
• 5. John the Baptist Meets the Holy Family in the Desert as a Boy
• 6. John the Baptist Preaching to the Crowds
• 7. John the Baptist Baptizing the Crowds
• 8. Baptism of Jesus
• 9. John the Baptist Reproaching Herod Antipas
• 10. Banquet of Herod
• 11. Salome Presenting the Head of the Baptist / Carrying of the Body of John the Baptist
• 12. Burial of John the Baptist

Stories from the Life of John the Baptist (1454 Giovanni di Paolo), art

A cycle of four paintings by Giovanni di Paolo, originally part of a polyptych made for the Augustinian church in Cortona, Italy.

• 1. Birth of John the Baptist / Naming of John the Baptist
• 2. Young John the Baptist in the Desert
• 3. Baptism of Jesus
• 4. Banquet of Herod (Presentation of the Head of John the Baptist to Herod Antipas)

Stories from the Life of John the Baptist (1465 Lippi), art

A cycle of three frescoes by Filippo Lippi, decorating the Cappella Maggiore, Duomo, Prato, Italy

• 1. Birth of John the Baptist / Naming of John the Baptist
• 2. John the Baptist in the Desert as a Boy / John the Baptist Preaching to the Crowds
• 3. Banquet of Herod (Salome's Dance / Beheading of John the Baptist / Salome Presenting the Head of John the Baptist)

Stories from the Life of John the Baptist (1490 Ghirlandaio), art

A cycle of eight frescoes by Domenico Ghirlandaio, decorating the walls of the Tornabuoni Chapel, Santa Maria Novella, Florence, Italy.

• 1. Annunciation to Zacharias
• 2. Visitation of Mary
• 3. Birth of John the Baptist
• 4. Naming of John the Baptist
• 5. John the Baptist in the Desert as a Boy
• 6. John the Baptist Preaching to the Crowds
• 7. Baptism of Jesus
• 8. Banquet of Herod

Stories from the Life of John the Baptist (1510-26 Andrea del Sarto, Franciabigio), art

A cycle of twelve frescoes by Andrea del Sarto (and Franciabigio), decorating the walls of the Chiostro dello Scalzo, Florence, Italy.

• 1. Annunciation to Zacharias; see Annunciation to Zacharias (1523 Andrea del Sarto), art
• 2. Visitation of Mary; see Visitation (1524 Andrea del Sarto), art
• 3. Birth of John the Baptist / Naming of John the Baptist; see Birth and Naming of John the Baptist (1526 Andrea del Sarto), art
• 4. Young John the Baptist in the Desert; see Blessing of Young John the Baptist (1519 Franciabigio), art
• 5. Young John the Baptist with Jesus; see Meeting of Jesus and Young John the Baptist as Boys (1518 Franciabigio), art
• 6. Baptism of Jesus; see Baptism of Jesus (1510 Andrea del Sarto), art
• 7. John the Baptist Preaching to the Crowds; see Preaching of John the Baptist (1515 Andrea del Sarto), art
• 8. John the Baptist Baptizing the Crowds; see John the Baptist Baptizing the Crowds (1517 Andrea del Sarto), art
• 9. John the Baptist and Herod Antipas (1517 Andrea del Sarto), art
• 10. [[[Dance of Salome]]; see Dance of Salome (1522 Andrea del Sarto]]
• 11. Beheading of John the Baptist; see Beheading of John the Baptist (1523 Andrea del Sarto), art
• 12. Presentation of the Head of John the Baptist to Herod Antipas; see Presentation of the Head of John the Baptist (1523 Andrea del Sarto), art

Portraits of John the Baptist

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  John the Baptist (1442 Andrea del Castagno), art

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  John the Baptist (1457 Donatello), art

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  St. John the Baptist (1500 Lippi), art

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  St. John the Baptist (1505 Bosch), art

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  John the Baptist in the Desert (1542 Titian), art

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  St. John the Baptist (1584 Vittoria), art

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  St. John the Baptist (1603 Bonvicino), art

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  St. John the Baptist (1605 Greco), art

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  St. John the Baptist (1615 Bernini), art

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  St. John the Baptist (1661 Barthel), art

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  John the Baptist (1880 Rodin), art

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  John the Baptist (1905 Tiffany), art