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John the Baptist preaching

painting by Lucas Cranach the Younger
VisualArtwork painting Q50322616
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Summary

John the Baptist preaching is a painting[1]. It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Creator: Lucas Cranach the Younger[3]
  • Religion or worldview: Christianity[4]
  • Genre: religious art[5]
  • Depicts: John the Baptist[6]
  • Made from material: oil paint[7], lime panel[8]
  • Collection: Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden[9]
  • Inventory number: Gal.-Nr. 1925[10]
  • Location: Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister[11]
  • Inception: January 1, 1543[12]
  • Main subject: John the Baptist preaching[13]
  • Depicts Iconclass notation: 73C11[14]
  • Title: Predigt Johannes des Täufers[15]
  • Height: 72.5 cm[16]
  • Width: 121 cm[17]
  • Copyright status: public domain[18]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . rkd.nl. Retrieved . rkd.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . rkd.nl. Retrieved . rkd.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . rkd.nl. Retrieved . rkd.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . rkd.nl. Retrieved . rkd.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . skd-online-collection.skd.museum. Retrieved . skd-online-collection.skd.museum. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . skd-online-collection.skd.museum. Retrieved . skd-online-collection.skd.museum. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . skd-online-collection.skd.museum. Retrieved . skd-online-collection.skd.museum. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . skd-online-collection.skd.museum. Retrieved . skd-online-collection.skd.museum. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . rkd.nl. Retrieved . rkd.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . skd-online-collection.skd.museum. Retrieved . skd-online-collection.skd.museum. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . skd-online-collection.skd.museum. Retrieved . skd-online-collection.skd.museum. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . skd-online-collection.skd.museum. Retrieved . skd-online-collection.skd.museum. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14w ago · Jane023 · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bildindex der kunst und architektur id → 32000458
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Bildindex der kunst und architektur id: 32000458"
  2. 16w ago · Jane023 · 2026-06-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Made from material → oil paint, lime panel
    Inventory number → Gal.-Nr. 1925
    Imported from → —
    Instance of → painting
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Catalog code: 1925, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782123921058"
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