Saint John the Baptist

Caravaggio, 1598, Museo Catedralicio

‘Saint John the Baptist’ is a work by Caravaggio (Italy, 1571–1610). It is dated 1598. It is part of the collection Museo Catedralicio. Wikidata links the work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘The Baroque’.

It is made of oil paint. The work belongs to the genre religious art. The things depicted include John the Baptist.

The catalogue has 104 more works by Caravaggio.

• The Baroque