John the Baptist is a oil on panel painting by Rogier Van der Weyden (1399–1564), created in c. 1450. Measuring 34 × 41 cm, it depicts the biblical scene from John 1:29-34. This painting is housed at Musée du Louvre, Palais Royal, Paris.
The next day, he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
This is he of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who is preferred before me, for he was before me.’
I didn’t know him, but for this reason I came baptizing in water: that he would be revealed to Israel.”
John testified, saying, “I have seen the Spirit descending like a dove out of heaven, and it remained on him.
I didn’t recognize him, but he who sent me to baptize in water, he said to me, ‘On whomever you will see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.’
I have seen, and have testified that this is the Son of God.”