St John the Baptist in the Wilderness
1518
High Renaissance
Religious painting
Canvas, Oil
165 x 147 cm
The Uffizi Gallery
(Florence, Italy)
Story
This painting was carried out to Raphael's design by workshop assistants. The brown rocky background and the modelling of the figures show the strong influence of Leonardo. The quality of the light is not typical of Leonardo, though; it does not surround the figures softly but models them sharply.
From 1589 the painting is in the Galleria degli Uffizi. It was restored in 1989.