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St. John the Baptist in the Wilderness

St. John the Baptist in the Wilderness is an oil painting by Hieronymus Bosch. It is on display in the Museo Lázaro Galdiano, in Madrid, Spain. John the Baptist is often depicted with a lamb. The animal is said to symbolise the sacrifice of the saint as an innocent victim of the wickedness of mankind, or it could be that the saint is pointing towards Jesus Christ, whose symbol is the pascal lamb.

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Paintings by Hieronymus Bosch

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