John the Baptist
1st-century Jewish itinerant preacher
Deutsch: Johannes der Täufer, Prediger in Palästina um das Jahr 30, eine zentralen Figuren des Christentums, des Islams, des Mandäismus und der Evangelien.
English: John the Baptist was a preacher in Palestine around 30 AD. He is mentioned in the New Testament.
Places and ancient imagesEdit
PaintingsEdit
Geertgen tot Sint Jans, XV c.
Russian iconsEdit
Rogier van der Weyden's «Johannes-Altar», b.1445Edit
Paintings of the LifeEdit
Birth and youthEdit
The Holy Family with Saint Elisabteh and the little Saint John the Baptist to whom the Child Jesus gives a reed cross, Jacques Blanchard, around 1630
John in desertEdit
PreachingEdit
Baptism of ChristEdit
ExecutionEdit
Salome with headEdit
Burial and relicsEdit
Prophet Yahya's Shrine inside the Umayyad Mosque, Damascus