Who painted John the Baptist in the Wilderness?

Geertgen tot Sint Jans painted John the Baptist in the Wilderness in 1490.

What Bible passage does John the Baptist in the Wilderness depict?

John the Baptist in the Wilderness depicts the biblical scene from Luke 3:2.

Where is John the Baptist in the Wilderness located?

John the Baptist in the Wilderness is housed at Gemäldegalerie der Staatlichen Museen, Kulturforum Potsdamer Platz, Berlin.

John the Baptist in the Wilderness by Geertgen tot Sint Jans

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Created: c. 1490
Dimension: 28cm × 42cm
Method: oil on panel
Passage: Luke 3:2
Housed at: Gemäldegalerie der Staatlichen Museen Kulturforum Potsdamer Platz, Berlin

John the Baptist in the Wilderness is an oil painting on oak panel executed c. 1480–1490 by the early Netherlandish painter Geertgen tot Sint Jans. It is now in the collection of the Gemäldegalerie, Berlin.

Geertgen tot Sint Jans (Gerald unto St John), who by then lived in Haarlem, had a close connection to the local Knights of Saint John, as his adopted name suggests. The painting here described was probably commissioned by the society or one of its members.