St. John the Baptist

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Geertgen tot Sint Jans: John the Baptist in the Wilderness

Baptism of Jesus by St. John the Baptist

Correggio: Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist

Who was St. John the Baptist, and how did he die?

Giovanni di Paolo: Saint John the Baptist Entering the Wilderness

Baptism of Jesus

Saint John the Baptist, fresco by Pinturicchio, 1504-05; in the chapel of St. John Baptist, the cathedral of Siena, Italy

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Who was St. John the Baptist, and how did he die?

Who was St. John the Baptist, and how did he die?

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Geertgen tot Sint Jans: John the Baptist in the Wilderness

Geertgen tot Sint Jans: John the Baptist in the Wilderness

John the Baptist in the Wilderness, oil on panel by Geertgen tot Sint Jans,...

Courtesy of the Gemaldegalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preussischer Kulturbesitz

Baptism of Jesus by St. John the Baptist

Baptism of Jesus by St. John the Baptist

The baptism of Jesus by St. John the Baptist in the Jordan River; from an Armenian...

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Correggio: Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist

Correggio: Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist

Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist, oil on wood panel...

The Art Institute of Chicago, Clyde M. Carr Fund, reference no. 1965.688 (CC0)

Giovanni di Paolo: Saint John the Baptist Entering the Wilderness

Giovanni di Paolo: Saint John the Baptist Entering the Wilderness

Saint John the Baptist Entering the Wilderness, tempera on panel by Giovanni...

The Art Institute of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection, reference no. 1933.1010 (CC0)

Baptism of Jesus

Baptism of Jesus

The baptism of Jesus by St. John the Baptist, from an Armenian evangelistary (1587).

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Salome

Salome

Salome presenting the head of John the Baptist to her mother, Herodias, bronze relief...

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Saint John the Baptist, fresco by Pinturicchio, 1504-05; in the chapel of St. John Baptist, the cathedral of Siena, Italy

Saint John the Baptist, fresco by Pinturicchio, 1504-05; in the chapel of St. John...

Alinari/Art Resource, New York

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