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Saint John the Baptist

painting by Guercino in the Pinacoteca Civica di Forlì
VisualArtwork painting Q138438973
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Summary

Saint John the Baptist is a painting[1]. It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Creator: Guercino[3]
  • Religion or worldview: Christianity[4]
  • Country: Italy[5]
  • Movement: Italian Baroque painting[6]
  • Genre: religious art[7]
  • Depicts: John the Baptist[8], landscape[9], drapery[10], cave[11], cartouche[12], wilderness[13], lamb[14], rock[15], Hedera[16], John the Baptist in the wilderness[17]
  • Made from material: oil paint[18], canvas[19]
  • Collection: Pinacoteca Civica di Forlì[20]
  • Inventory number: 12[21]
  • Location: Pinacoteca Civica di Forlì[22]
  • Commons category: Saint John the Baptist by Guercino (Pinacoteca civica, Forlì)[23]
  • Catalog code: 295[24]
  • Inception: 1653[25]
  • Main subject: John the Baptist in the wilderness[26]
  • Title: San Giovanni Battista[27]
  • Height: 303.5[28]
  • Width: 214.5[29]
  • Copyright status: public domain[30]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 6w ago · Mastrocom · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → painting
    Title → San Giovanni Battista
    Inventory number → 12
    Width → {'amount': '+214.5'}
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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