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#JohntheBaptist as a Boy, C17th, by #MichaelinaWautier (So. Netherlands, c. 1614-1689). Held by the Lázaro Galdiano Museum; source, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wa... #womenartists #artherstory #FeastOfStJohnTheBaptist #SolemnityoftheNativityofStJohntheBaptist #NativityofStJohntheBaptist
A half-length portrait of a pale-skinned boy, maybe pre-teen or early teens, with longish brown hair and eyes. His chest is bare except for the animal skin slung over his right shoulder to wrap around his waist. body is turned slightly toward the left edge of the painting; he gazes over his left shoulder, past the viewer. With his left arm bent at a 90 degree angle; his left hand caresses the neck of a lamb whose head is just visible at the bottom of the painting. His right hand grasps a crucifix on a long staff, wound around toward the top with white ribbon.
June 24, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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The Birth of #JohntheBaptist, 1547-1612, by #DianaScultori (Italian, before 1530-after 1588). Held by the Baillieu Library Print Collection, University of Melbourne, bpb-ap-se2.wpmucdn.com/blogs.unimel... #womenartists #artherstory #FeastOfStJohnTheBaptist #SolemnityoftheNativityofStJohntheBaptist
A black-and-white etching depicts a room with a high vau lted ceiling, full of women bustling about. In the background is a woman in a large bed, being attended to by other women. In the foreground to the left, 5 women bath a newborn (who has a halo) in a large basin. In the foreground to the right is a small dog. In a high window, God and two angels, supported on a cloud, look on.
June 24, 2024 at 3:18 PM