Who painted Landscape with Saint John the Baptist?

Landscape with Saint John the Baptist was painted by Herri met de Bles in 1540.

Where can I see Landscape with Saint John the Baptist?

Landscape with Saint John the Baptist is held by Cleveland Museum of Art.

What movement is Landscape with Saint John the Baptist?

Landscape with Saint John the Baptist is associated with Flemish Baroque painting.

Artwork

Landscape with Saint John the Baptist

Herri met de Bles , 1540

Landscape with Saint John the Baptist is an unspecified painting by the Flemish Baroque painting artist Herri met de Bles. It dates from 1540 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

About this work

This painting shows a landscape with Saint John the Baptist in the foreground.
The scene is set on a piece of land overlooking mountains, coast, and sea.
It's interesting because the artist combined a religious subject with a vast landscape, a style popular in the 16th century.
You can learn more about this style at The Cleveland Museum of Art.

Overview

Landscape with Saint John the Baptist is a painting that exemplifies the 'world landscape' genre, characterized by a sweeping panorama and a narrative religious scene in the foreground.

Subject & Meaning

The painting depicts Saint John the Baptist in a fantastical landscape, with a distant harbor city and exotic figures. The scene is set on a promontory overlooking a vast expanse of mountains, coast, and sea.

Technique & Style

The artist employs atmospheric perspective, a technique pioneered by Leonardo da Vinci, to create depth in the landscape, with distant cliffs and peaks fading into a light mist.

History & Provenance

The painting is the work of an artist known in Italy as the Master of the Owl (il Civetta), a nickname derived from the frequent inclusion of owls in his works, such as the one perched on a rock in the lower-right foreground.