Leonardo da Vinci 1452 – 1519

John the Baptist

oil on panel (69 × 57 cm) — ca. 1513/16 Museum Musée du Louvre, Paris

Leonardo da Vinci biography

This work is linked to Luke 3:16

John is pointing towards Heaven, possibly announcing the coming of Christ.

This is the last painting Leonardo made.

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