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Description: | Full length figure of John the Baptist, naked apart from a red, draped farbic about his hips, seated on a rock with a lamb at his feet. His body is turned away from the viewer, pointing towards the landscape. His head is turned back over his shoulder toward the viewer. He holds a staff and scroll, which is tangled amongst the red drapery, which reads 'ECCE AGNUS DEI' or 'Behold the Lamb of God'. Tall dark tree to the left, contrasting with a pale, blue and clouded sky.
Technique: oil on canvas
Material: oil
Material: canvas
Material: oil on canvas
medium: oil
St John the Baptist by Gaulli, Giovanni Battista (called Il Baciccio), 1659-1709, (1968.104). | Source: | Manchester City Galleries | Identifier: | mcag.emu.ecatalogue.7291 | Go to resource |
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