Artemisia Gentileschi 1593 – 1656
The Birth of the Baptist
oil on canvas (184 × 258 cm) — c. 1632
Artemisia Gentileschi biography
This work is linked to Luke 1:57
Luke 1 - New Testament
The Gospel According to Saint Luke 1 Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us, 2 Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and mi
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A group of women tends to the newly born boy. One of them must be Elisabeth, his mother. Perhaps her cousin Mary is present too.
To the left is Zacharias, the father. He writes down the name Elisabeth has given the boy: John.
Zacharias had lost his speech when the angel Gabriel announced the birth of a son to him. But after writing down the name, his speech returns.
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