Saint John the Baptist

Saint John the Baptist, a painting by David Teniers the Younger, dated 1656. 



The artwork depicts Saint John the Baptist, a slender, muscular man with dark hair and a beard, kneeling beside a rock formation. He is bare-chested, wearing a simple garment around his waist. His gaze is directed downward as he appears to be drawing water from a spring or stream flowing from the rock. A small lamb stands near him, seemingly looking towards the saint. The background features a dark, shadowy tree trunk to the left, and a rocky landscape with some greenery under a partly cloudy sky. The overall palette is dark, with browns, dark greens, and muted earth tones dominating the scene. The painting's dimensions are 0.169 meters wide and 0.221 meters high, and it is housed at Harewood House.