The Bible In Paintings 9 — THE BIRTH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST

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[Hebrews 11:6]

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JOHN BURSTS

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L U K E .. 1
New International Version, emphases added
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LUKE, Chapter 1

57 When it was time for Elizabeth to have her baby, she gave birth to a son. 58 Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they shared her joy.

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by TINTORETTO
"The Birth of John the Baptist"

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by LUCA SIGNORELLI
"The Birth of St John the Baptist"

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by HUBERT or JAN VAN EYCK
"Birth of Saint John the Baptist"

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DETAIL

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by JEAN FOUQUET
"The Birth of St John the Baptist"

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by ARTEMISIA GENTILESCHI
"Birth of St John the Baptist"

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by PIETRO LIBERI
"The Birth of St John the Baptist"

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by JACOPO TINTORETTO
"Birth of St John the Baptist"

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by DOMENICO GHIRLANDAIO
"The Birth of St. John the Baptist"

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by JUAN DE FLANDES
"The Birth and Naming of John the Baptist"

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by ANDREA PISANO
"Birth of the Baptist"

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by LUCAS CRANACH THE ELDER
"The Birth of John the Baptist"

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by SANO DI PIETRO
"Saint John The Baptist"

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by MASSIMO STANZIONE
"The Birth of John the Baptist"

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by PAUL GAUGUIN
"The Birth and Naming of Saint John the Baptist"

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by JERONIMO VICENTE VALLEJO COSIDA
"Birth of Saint John Baptist"

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by ANDREA SACCHI
"The Birth of Saint John the Baptist"

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by GIOVANNI DI TURINO
"Birth of the Baptist"

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by LUDOVICO CARRACCI
"The Birth of John the Baptist"

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"Birth of John the Baptist"
Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Bazas, Gironde, France

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"Birth of John the Baptist"
Igreja São João em Porto Alegre, Brasil

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by BARTOLOMÉ ESTEBAN MURILLO
"The Birth of John the Baptist"

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by ROGIER VAN DER WEYDEN
"John the Baptist"

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59 On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to name him after his father Zechariah, 60 but his mother spoke up and said, “No! He is to be called John.”

61 They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who has that name.”

62 Then they made signs to his father, to find out what he would like to name the child. 63 He asked for a writing tablet, and to everyone’s astonishment he wrote, “His name is John.” 64 Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue set free, and he began to speak, praising God. 65 All the neighbors were filled with awe, and throughout the hill country of Judea people were talking about all these things. 66 Everyone who heard this wondered about it, asking, “What then is this child going to be?” For the Lord’s hand was with him.

67 His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:

68 “Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,
because he has come to his people and redeemed them.
69 He has raised up a horn of salvation for us
in the house of his servant David
70 (as he said through his holy prophets of long ago),
71 salvation from our enemies
and from the hand of all who hate us—
72 to show mercy to our ancestors
and to remember his holy covenant,
73 the oath he swore to our father Abraham:
74 to rescue us from the hand of our enemies,
and to enable us to serve him without fear
75 in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.

76 And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High;
for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him,
77 to give his people the knowledge of salvation
through the forgiveness of their sins,
78 because of the tender mercy of our God,
by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven
79 to shine on those living in darkness
and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into the path of peace.”

80 And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the wilderness until he appeared publicly to Israel.

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by GIULIANO BUGIARDINI
"The Birth of St John the Baptist"

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by Neapolitan School
"The Birth Of Saint John The Baptist"

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by GIOVANNI BARONZIO
"The Birth, Naming, and Circumcision of Saint John the Baptist"

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"Circumcision of John the Baptist"

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"Circumcision of John the Baptist"

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"Birth of John the Baptist"
Saint-Leu-Saint-Gilles, Paris, France

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by FRA ANGELICO
"Imposition of the Name on the Baptist"

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[Red Badger]

Note: He wasn’t called “John the Methodist”.....................

[Hebrews 11:6]

At this point, it’s a bit early to call him anything except insatiable at one end and irresponsible at the other.

[Red Badger]

If John was the reincarnation of Elijah, and Jesus basically said so, then who are the Two Witnesses of Revelation? One must be Enoch.....................

[Getready]

Great stuff. Thanks.

[Hebrews 11:6]

And John specifically denied being Elijah. To me, the leading candidates are, chronologically, Enoch, Moses and Elijah.

[Red Badger]

I can see why he would deny being Elijah, he would have been stoned..................

[Hebrews 11:6]

You’re very welcome. Lots more on the way.

[Hebrews 11:6]

John never struck me as shying away from conflict because of concern for his personal safety: not from the crowds, the soldiers, the tax collectors, the religious leaders, nor even from Herod himself.

[etabeta]

Many of my favorite artists to illustrate this event! Thanks. Of interest is #17, one of the panels around the baptismal font in the Siena Baptistery. You posted another panel with the Annunciation to Zacharias. It is a 15th c. work in marble, bronze and enamel, each panel made by a different artist.

[Hebrews 11:6]

It’s one thing to illustrate beautifully an infants’ baptismal font, and they certainly did that. I wonder, though, whether a full-scale adult dunking font has ever been adorned similarly in some Baptist church somewhere.

[spankalib]

Ha! You’re a hoot!

[spankalib]

#14 - did you notice the ‘foreshadowing’ of the manger in Gauguin’s?

[Hebrews 11:6]

Yes--nice catch. Once again, you demonstrate a keen attentiveness.

Typically, I screen out paintings with dual or triple scenes, like diptychs and triptychs, finding that most are confusing or distracting to the topic I'm illustrating. But Gaugin's seemed sufficiently unobtrusive; besides, how often do I get to post a Gaugin?!

[spankalib]

how often do I get to post a Gaugin?!

Huh. Right. How many 'religious' painting did he do? Have you posted any? (I don't remember).

I bet eta knows - also I really like the occasional background/history of eta's.

"This one is strong in the art history, Luke." ::))

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This was my very first Gaugin.

[Maudeen]

It is totally amazing . . .but then it shouldn’t be . . .how God shares HIStory in depth in just one chapter. Thanks for your ministry!!!

[Maudeen]

Here’s a link to add to the Elijah/John the Baptist connection conversation. https://www.gotquestions.org/John-Baptist-Elijah.html

[spankalib]

BTW - during your 'break', I took your advice and read Lewis' trilogy.

I found his depth of understanding the sophistry of Satan-to-Eve devastating. Brutal to read. Painful even. The way he used lies and reason to twist truth was frightening.