Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness

Caravaggio, 1605, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

‘Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness’ is a work by Caravaggio (Italy, 1571–1610). It is dated 1605. It is part of the collection Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Wikidata links the work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘The Baroque’.

It is made of oil paint and canvas. It measures 173 × 132 cm. 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