Saint John in a Landscape

Lucas Cranach the Younger

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a person seated on the ground, leaning against a rock, writing in a book. The person has a side-profile, facing slightly upwards, with wavy hair falling to the shoulders and a halo around their head. They wear long robes with pleated designs, holding a quill pen while writing in the book on their knees. Next to them is a large bird on a branch. The background displays a rocky landscape with a tree and, in the far distance, a town or castle with chimneys within mountainous terrain. Above, in a cloud, are two bearded figures looking down, accompanied by another bird.