person
St John the Baptist
St John
also: Johannes
The biblical prophet; subject of Rodin's striding nude St John the Baptist Preaching (1878-80), the first of his great walking figures.
Reading notes
- Auguste Rodin §25 St John
Rodin's St John the Baptist Preaching (1878-80), the striding nude that follows the Age of Bronze; the first of his great walking figures.
- The Life of the Virgin Mary §4 the Baptist
John the Baptist, who, unborn in Elizabeth's womb, leaps for joy at Mary's approach (Luke 1:41).