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| Keywords: Giovanni Corente - Saint John the Baptist in a Landscape - Walters 371162.jpg Walters Art Museum artwork Creator Giovanni Corente Saint John the Baptist was Christ's greatest prophet He lived in the desert clad in a camel's skin eating locusts and wild honey and preaching repentance The extraordinary detail and meticulous technique in this small work reflect Giovanni's primary occupation as a manuscript illuminator Indeed this work is painted on parchment The town in the background may represent Vicenza Strange figures appear in the clouds Images of saints in the wilderness which can be seen in this area gave Renaissance artists the opportunity of depicting landscapes which showed their interest in representing the real world Zeri Italian paintings in the Walters Art Gallery 143 214-215 ca 1480 early Renaissance tempera parchment panel langswitch bemalte Oberfläche Painted surface cm 21 5 22 2 <br>Panel cm 23 5 24 5 accession number 37 1162 33487 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters place of origin Padua Italy Walters Art Museum license 2D Giovanni Corente Italian Renaissance paintings in the Walters Art Museum 1480s paintings from Italy Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review 15th-century paintings of John the Baptist 1480s paintings in the United States 15th-century religious paintings in the United States Paintings of people in landscapes Clouds in art | ||||
