JOHN THE BAPTIST
BAPTIZES JESUS

Another compilation of great paintings. Love the simplicity of #59 by the Polish artist Józef Buchbinder. A very intimate and sacred moment between John and Jesus and which marks the beginning of Jesus’ ministry.
#74 by Poussin
#79 by Juan de Flandes
#84 by Ghiberti
Stained glass windows, always.

Good Morning, Dan. :-)

Good Morning Dan, and good morning to all.

Greatly enjoy these. Have been surprised that some artists collaborate (?) with another artist, on the same painting. Why is this?
#50 Brueghel / Rottenhammer

This one seems to depict very closely the Word:
#63 Picot

Thank You Dan =:^)

Made even more special, no doubt, by their lifelong kinship. John was created for this moment.

Mary-Lou! Was on my way to J but had some business here first.

Right-handed artists paint the right half and then find a lefty....
It's a half-hearted attempt....
Want someone to share the blame....

LOL

Brueghel the Elder and Rottenhammer became acquainted in Rome and created works together. Their cooperation continued even after they returned to their respective towns. For this particular painting, Brueghel sent Rottenhammer his landscapes into which the latter inserted his figures.
Collaboration between artists can be viewed as a test of putting the ego aside so to work toward a common idea, and based on mutual respect. There are many examples in art of this collaboration and continues today.

For this particular painting, Brueghel sent Rottenhammer his landscapes into which the latter inserted his figures.

For the record, regularly I omit huge landscapes which feature the biblical scene in a tiny corner of the canvas (not the case in this one). By now, that must amount to several dozen of them. I just don't see the point of them.

Landscapes evoke the beauty of nature, God’s creation, suggesting His presence in subtle ways. Many, many artists used landscapes as a backdrop for their biblical stories; before the 16th c. landscape though was never a subject matter. It was during the 17th c. that landscape became important, influenced also by political and religious changes, especially during the Dutch Golden Age. As an example, after the Netherlands gained independence from Spain, Dutch artists began to feature scenes of their own countryside in a show of national identity and pride.
It’s all part of the evolution of painting and changing taste, but one can still focus on the religious moment while admiring nature and the mastery of the artist.

Thanks. I will bear that in mind going forward.

Thank you most sincerely etabeta. This is one reason I LOVE coming here; there are some who know a great deal, and they share their knowledge from their generosity =:^)

It is interesting to me that in most of the art, Jesus is sprinkled instead of immersed.

Was the Jordan River so very dry?

I assume it’s a denominational distinctive, reflective of Roman Catholicism, which predominated where most of these artists lived.