The mysterious meaning of Leonardo's Saint John the Baptist

Author

Barolsky, Paul

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Source : notes in the history of art. 1989, Num. 3, Vol. 8, p. 11-15, 1 ill.

ISSN

0737-4453

Abstract (en)

Relates the light in Leonardo's S. John the Baptist (Paris, Louvre) to the description of S. John, the messenger who came to bear witness to the light but who was not himself the true light, in the opening passages of the Gospel of S. John; and relates the erotic aspect of the painting to the Christian view of sexual love as a metaphor for divine love.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- Pictorial arts -- Painting and drawing -- Italy
• Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519
• Painting
• Italy
• 1500-1600
• S. John the Baptist
• Musée national du Louvre||Paris (FRA)
• Iconography
• Saints
• Light
• Bible, N.T., John
• Sources
• John the Baptist, S.

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Peinture et dessin -- Italie
• Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519
• Peinture
• Italie
• 1500-1600
• Saint Jean-Baptiste
• Musée national du Louvre||Paris (FRA)
• Iconographie
• Saints
• Lumière
• Bible, N.T., Jean
• Sources
• Jean-Baptiste, saint

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19911001-00461448

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