St. John the Baptist, who lived as a hermit in the wilderness where he preached of the coming of the Messiah, was a subject Reni painted several times. The figure of the youthful saint is on a heroic scale (literally larger than life) and dominates the space with his simple, sweeping gesture. The silvery tonality of the colours, the pearly flesh and sketchy brushstrokes are associated with Reni’s late ‘unfinished’ manner."
About the Canvas Prints
St John The Baptist In The Wilderness by Guido Reni. Bring your artwork to life with the texture and depth of a stretched canvas print. Your image gets printed onto our premium processed canvases and then stretched on a white maple wooden frame (gallery wrap) or framed inside black maple (framed canvas). Your canvas print will be shipped within 4 days in "ready to frame" condition for normal rolled and "ready to hang" condition for frames and wraps with pre-attached hanging wire and/or mounting points.