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Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness by Diego Velázquez

Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness

Diego Velázquez · 1618

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Artist
Diego Velázquez
Date
1618
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
ART MOVEMENTS
Baroque
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Diego Velázquez

1599–1660 · Spain

Court painter to Philip IV whose mastery of light and realism changed Western art forever.

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