St. John the Baptist Holding the Lamb
A master of the woodcut, Baldung was the most important artist to emerge from the studio of the greatest innovator in the medium, Albrecht Dürer. The intensity of this image is typical of Baldung's work. Encircled by a vibrant radiating halo, the saint as well as the Lamb of God in his lap confront the viewer with their direct stares. Baldung focused on the single figure of John the Baptist rather than setting the saint in a landscape, as was more common at the time. The saint occupies nearly all of the sheet; in fact his toes nearly protrude past the borderline. The large saint with a brilliant halo was no doubt inspired by Dürer's small engravings of monumental Madonnas engraved in 1519.
Artwork Details
- Title: St. John the Baptist Holding the Lamb
- Artist: Hans Baldung (called Hans Baldung Grien) (German, Schwäbisch Gmünd (?) 1484/85–1545 Strasbourg)
- Date: ca. 1517
- Medium: Woodcut
- Dimensions: Sheet: 8 in. × 5 11/16 in. (20.3 × 14.4 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1926
- Object Number: 26.72.108
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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Hans Baldung (called Hans Baldung Grien) (German, Schwäbisch Gmünd (?) 1484/85–1545 Strasbourg)
1505
After Hans Baldung (called Hans Baldung Grien) (German, Schwäbisch Gmünd (?) 1484/85–1545 Strasbourg)
after 1512
After Hans Baldung (called Hans Baldung Grien) (German, Schwäbisch Gmünd (?) 1484/85–1545 Strasbourg)
after 1512
Hans Baldung (called Hans Baldung Grien) (German, Schwäbisch Gmünd (?) 1484/85–1545 Strasbourg)
ca. 1505
After Hans Baldung (called Hans Baldung Grien) (German, Schwäbisch Gmünd (?) 1484/85–1545 Strasbourg)
after 1512
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