Saint John the Baptist (El Greco)

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Saint John the Baptist (El Greco) is a Mannerist religious painting by the Greek-Spanish master El Greco, depicting the biblical forerunner of Christ with his characteristically elongated, expressive style.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mannerist painting ⓘ
painting ⓘ
religious painting ⓘ
artForm easel painting ⓘ
artHistoricalPeriod Late Renaissance ⓘ
artistBirthName Doménikos Theotokópoulos ⓘ
linked to: El Greco
artisticFocus spiritual expression over naturalism ⓘ
artisticSchool Spanish school ⓘ
artistNationality Greek-Spanish ⓘ
associatedArtist Doménikos Theotokópoulos ⓘ
linked to: El Greco
coloration dramatic contrasts ⓘ
compositionCharacteristic vertical emphasis ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Spain ⓘ
creator El Greco ⓘ
culturalContext Counter-Reformation art ⓘ
depictionContext biblical narrative ⓘ
depictionType single-figure composition ⓘ
depicts John the Baptist ⓘ
emotionalTone spiritual intensity ⓘ
figureCharacteristic elongated limbs ⓘ
slender proportions ⓘ
genre Christian art ⓘ
hasTitle Saint John the Baptist ⓘ
linked to: John the Baptist
iconography John the Baptist as precursor of Christ ⓘ
John the Baptist as prophet ⓘ
languageOfArtistName Greek ⓘ
medium oil paint ⓘ
movement Mannerism ⓘ
religiousFigureDepicted prophet ⓘ
saint ⓘ
religiousRoleOfSubject baptizer ⓘ
forerunner of Christ ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
style elongated figures ⓘ
expressive style ⓘ
subject biblical forerunner of Christ ⓘ
theme Christian sainthood ⓘ
New Testament ⓘ
prophecy of Christ ⓘ
titleLanguage English ⓘ
visualCharacteristic dramatic lighting ⓘ
elongated anatomy ⓘ
expressive gesture ⓘ

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Santo Domingo el Antiguo, Toledo → notableWorkHoused → Saint John the Baptist (El Greco) ⓘ