St. John the Baptist in the Wilderness

St. John the Baptist in the Wilderness

Infobox Painting



title=St. John the Baptist in the Wilderness
artist=Hieronymus Bosch
year= 1504 - 1505
type= Oil on canvas
height= 48.5 cm.
width= 40 cm.
museum= Museo Lázaro Galdiano

"St. John the Baptist in the Wilderness" is an oil on canvas painting by Hieronymus Bosch. The painting is currently in the Museo Lázaro Galdiano, in Madrid, Spain.

This painting forms a pair with St. John the Evangelist on Patmos.


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