Talk:Saint John the Baptist (Leonardo)

Minor Issue
I know the painting isn't supposed to look like he's flipping you off, but that's what it looks like anyway. WikiSquirrel42 (talk) 00:42, 25 June 2017 (UTC)

Hermaphrodite?
Looks like a hermaphradite? (lol) I mean, I agree but I think it needs some citation.


 * Somewhat. Эйрон Кинни  (t) 00:34, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

Is this even relevant to this painting? - Éřüρťîŏņ257

I'm failing to see the significance of the sketch. It doesn't say anything about who the creator is. It is merely a work that looks similar to DaVinci's. If the sketch is by DaVinci then the source needs to attribute it to him. I'm removing it. Thepatriots 03:56, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

blind
The painting of st john the baptist makes it look like he is blind

Was Salai the model?
In a picture on the Leonardo da Vinci page, it says that Salai was the model for John the Baptist. Nothing is mentioned in this article about it currently. I did a quick Google search but haven't found any credible sources. Then again it was a quick skim. - Cyborg Ninja 20:35, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

Statement needs attribution, article needs more work
"It is believed that the cross and wool skins were added at a later date by another painter." Believed by who? It seems unlikely: the cloak of "pelts" and the cross are the only iconographic items in the painting - take those away, and it's not identifiable as John. This is quite an important painting, and it deserves a better, more informative, article. PiCo (talk) 08:18, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

Also: "The pointing gesture of St. John toward the heavens suggests the importance of salvation through baptism that John the Baptist represents. The work is often quoted by later painters, especially those in the late Renaissance and Mannerist schools. The inclusion of a gesture similar to John's would increase the importance of a work with a religious conceit." According to who? 69.92.25.74 (talk) 16:03, 4 February 2015 (UTC)

Masonic symbols
I remember reading somewhere that it was alleged that the handsign on the painting was actually a Masonic symbol. I'm not too sure about this, but it would be interesting if anyone could provide valuable information about the claim. ADM (talk) 04:55, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

Fringe view?
I wonder whether Bennett's view is worthy of inclusion? Anyway, I rather like this quote:

It's the smile I find hard to take, though I suppose smiles in paintings are quite unusual at this date, but this one's so knowing it's practically 'Won't you come up and see me some time?' — Alan Bennet, Untold Stories

--Hillbillyholiday talk 21:45, 28 November 2015 (UTC)

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