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Description: | Signed: yes Description: The saint sits on a bank before a substantial tree trunk. He is nude except for a rough, animal skin, garment draped across his knees. His right hand cradles a lamb and also holds a reed cross. His left arm is bent at the elbow as he points at the lamb with his index finger. His legs project to the right and are crossed at the ankle. Flowers grow in left foreground. | Subjects: | religion (St John the Baptist); animal (sheep); landscape | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Bloemaert, Hendrick (Dutch painter and poet, ca. 1601-1672) Æ Previously attributed to Balen, Hendrik van, I (Flemish painter, 1575-1632) | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8793... | Go to resource |
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