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Title

Saint John the Baptist
Artist

François Boucher
Date

c. 1755
Institution Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G308
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Saint John the Baptist: Gallery Label - Current
Boucher painted this picture for his patron, Madame de Pompadour, the mistress of Louis XV. Partly to please the religious faction at court, she commissioned devotional pictures for the chapels in her various residences. She ordered this one of Saint John, her patron saint, for a chapel in the Capuchin Convent in Paris, where she had an apartment and went for periodic retreats.
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Medium: Paintings, Painting | Oil on canvas
Size: 64 1/2 x 45 1/2 in. (163.83 x 115.57 cm) (canvas)76 x 56 1/2 x 4 in. (193.04 x 143.51 x 10.16 cm) (outer frame)
Creation Place: Europe, France
Culture: Europe, France
Physical Description: Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness in a loin cloth reclining on red drapery under a tree by a stream with his hands clasped with the lamb and the cross by his side. in the clouds above are seven infant Angels' heads
Credit: Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; The Putnam Dana McMillan Fund
Accession Number: 75.8
Artist: François Boucher, French, 1703 - 1770
Role: Artist
Nationality: French
Life Dates: French, 1703 - 1770
Added to Site: February 28, 2009
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