Landscape with Saint John the Baptist

Herri met de Bles

Cleveland Museum of Art

Impressionist-style painting. rocky coastline with blue water; distant castle on cliffs on left; city and numerous boats in background. A man in loincloth sits on a rock in the bottom-left corner, facing right. He gestures towards a crowd of men and women dressed in formal, colorful attire. The sky with white clouds takes up a third of the image. The painting depicts a scene with a man on the left side sitting on a rock next to a crowd of onlookers overlooking a body of water. A cityscape with white buildings and a large body of water with boats are visible in the background. There are trees and rocky cliffs on the left side. The sitting figure appears to be addressing or gesturing towards the water. A figure on the right and bottom of the painting appears to be dipping their feet into the water. A mill with a water wheel is on the right and lower center. Title: Landscape with Saint John the Baptist Artist: Herri met de Bles