ID: 901001056 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001056	Record Type: Character/Person

	John the Baptist, Saint (Abrahamic religion iconography)

Note: Christian saint; Jewish and Islamic prophet. He preached the imminence of God’s Final Judgment and baptized those who repented in self-preparation for it; he is revered in Christianity as the forerunner of Jesus Christ. From the Bible and later sources. He is often portrayed as ungroomed, wearing a hairshirt (of rough fabric) or actual pelt, with a shell for baptizing and a staff.

Display Date: 1st century

Names:

	John the Baptist, Saint (Abrahamic religion iconography) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Saint John the Baptist (Abrahamic religion iconography) (English,A,N)
	St. John the Baptist (Abrahamic religion iconography) (English,U,N)
	John the Baptist (Abrahamic religion iconography) (English,U,N)
	Johannes der Täufer (Abrahamic religion iconography) (German,U,N)
	Juan el Bautista (Abrahamic religion iconography) (Spanish,U,N)
	Jean le Baptiste (Abrahamic religion iconography) (French,U,N)
	יוחנן המטביל (Abrahamic religion iconography) (Hebrew,U)
	San Giovanni Battista (Abrahamic religion iconography) (Italian-P,D,N)
	Johannes de Doper (Abrahamic religion iconography) (Dutch,U,N)
	Ιωάννης ο Βαπτιστής (Abrahamic religion iconography) (Greek,U,N)
	Iōannēs, ho Prodromos (Abrahamic religion iconography) (Greek (transliterated),U,N)
	يحيى‎ (Abrahamic religion iconography) (Arabic,U)
	ܝܘܚܢܢ (Abrahamic religion iconography) (Aramaic,U)
	Ioann, Krestitelʹ (Abrahamic religion iconography) (Russian (transliterated),U,N)
	Īoann Predtech (Abrahamic religion iconography) (Russian (transliterated),U,N)
	Yūḥannā al-Maʻmadān (Abrahamic religion iconography) (undetermined,U,N)
	Nabī Yaḥyá (Abrahamic religion iconography) (undetermined,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Christian iconography> (P)
		........<Christian characters> (P)
		............John the Baptist, Saint (Abrahamic religion iconography) (I)

Related Iconography:

	is actor for .... Baptism of Christ
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, New Testament narratives, Life of Jesus Christ (New Testament narrative), Baptism of Christ (New Testament narrative)) [901001066]

	is actor for .... Life of Saint John the Baptist
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, New Testament narratives, Life of Saint John the Baptist (Christian iconography)) [901001180]

	is actor for .... Beheading of Saint John the Baptist
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, New Testament narratives, Life of Saint John the Baptist (Christian iconography), Beheading of Saint John the Baptist (Christian iconography)) [901001181]

	is actor for .... John the Baptist in the Wilderness
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, New Testament narratives, Life of Saint John the Baptist (Christian iconography), John the Baptist in the Wilderness (Christian iconography)) [901001187]

	is actor for .... Visitation of the Virgin Mary
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, New Testament narratives, Life of the Virgin Mary (Christian iconography), Visitation of the Virgin Mary (Christian iconography)) [901000359]

	is actor for .... Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Christian iconography, New Testament narratives, Life of Saint John the Baptist (Christian iconography), Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist (Christian iconography)) [901001189]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... saint
	.....(people by state or condition, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	role/characteristic is .... prophet
	.....(people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	role/characteristic is .... ascetic (religious ideology)
	.....(religious ideologies, religious concepts, religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	symbolic attribute is .... hairshirt
	.....(costume by function, costume (mode of fashion), Costume (hierarchy name), Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	symbolic attribute is .... baptismal shell
	.....(ceremonial vessels, ceremonial containers, containers by function or context, containers (receptacles), Containers (hierarchy name), Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	John the Baptist, Saint (Abrahamic religion iconography)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) n 78095804
	Saint John the Baptist (Abrahamic religion iconography)
	................Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	St. John the Baptist (Abrahamic religion iconography)
	................Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
	John the Baptist (Abrahamic religion iconography)
	................Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
	Johannes der Täufer (Abrahamic religion iconography)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Juan el Bautista (Abrahamic religion iconography)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Jean le Baptiste (Abrahamic religion iconography)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	יוחנן המטביל (Abrahamic religion iconography)
	................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_the_Baptist
	San Giovanni Battista (Abrahamic religion iconography)
	................ICCD database (1988-)
	Johannes de Doper (Abrahamic religion iconography)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Ιωάννης ο Βαπτιστής (Abrahamic religion iconography)
	................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_the_Baptist
	Iōannēs, ho Prodromos (Abrahamic religion iconography)
	................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_the_Baptist
	يحيى‎ (Abrahamic religion iconography)
	................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_the_Baptist
	ܝܘܚܢܢ (Abrahamic religion iconography)
	................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_the_Baptist
	Ioann, Krestitelʹ (Abrahamic religion iconography)
	................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_the_Baptist
	Īoann Predtech (Abrahamic religion iconography)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Yūḥannā al-Maʻmadān (Abrahamic religion iconography)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Nabī Yaḥyá (Abrahamic religion iconography)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................ Source for image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_the_Baptist#/media/File:Anton_Raphael_Mengs_-_St._John_the_Baptist_Preaching_in_the_Wilderness_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg