The Sermon of Saint John the Baptist (Bruegel)

"The Sermon of Saint John the Baptist" redirects here. For the painting by Paolo Veronese, see Saint John the Baptist Preaching.
The Sermon of Saint John the Baptist
ArtistPieter Bruegel the Elder
MediumOil on panel
Dimensions95 cm × 160.5 cm (37 in × 63.2 in)
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Budapest

The Sermon of Saint John the Baptist (or The Preaching of Saint John the Baptist) is a painting of 1566 by the Netherlandish Renaissance artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder in the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest, Hungary. It was painted as oil on panel.

According to author Russell Shorto, the painting was "a sly blessing" on "hedge sermons" given by Calvinist preachers "in a field outside the city walls, safely beyond the jurisdiction of the king's men", the king being Philip II of Spain, who had banned Protestant worship in Dutch cities.[1]

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References

  1. ^ Shorto, Russell (2013). Amsterdam: A History of the World's Most Liberal City. New York: Doubleday, pp. 63, 65.
  • Media related to The Preaching of St. John the Baptist (Pieter Bruegel the Elder) at Wikimedia Commons
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