File:Early life of Christ in the Bowyer Bible print 14 of 21. John the Baptist at the Jordan. Stradanus.png

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Author
Phillip Medhurst
Stradanus  (1523–1605)  wikidata:Q143595
 
Stradanus
Alternative names
Jan van der Straet, Giovanni della Strada, Johannes della Strada, Giovanni Stradano, Johannes Stradano, Giovanni Stradanus, Johannes Stradanus, Jan van Straeten, Jan van Straten
Description Flemish painter and drawer
Date of birth/death 1523 Edit this at Wikidata 2 November 1605 / 3 November 1605 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Bruges Florence
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Antwerp (1545), Florence (circa 1550-1605), Rome (circa 1550-1553), Montemurlo (1590)
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creator QS:P170,Q143595
Description
English: John the Baptist sits on a rock by a stream holding a dish; to the left, a reed cross and ray of divine light symbolise his ministry; to the right, lamb (representin Christ) drinks from the water. The mountainous landscape of the wilderness is seen beyond. This engraving was made by Antonius Wierix after Jan van der Straet and published by Philips Galle in Antwerp before 1604. Inscriptions: lettered within the image: “Ioan. Stradanus inven./Phls Galle excud.” https://archive.org/details/TheBowyerBible
Medium engraving
Dimensions height: 234 mm (9.21 in); width: 180 mm (7.08 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,234U174789
dimensions QS:P2049,180U174789
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Source/Photographer https://www.scribd.com/doc/17432631/The-Bowyer-Bible 2009-08-17
Other versions http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B2YLMqqfd6EeNjNmMDljZGEtNzcwOS00ODA0LWIxNTgtN2JmYzAzMjM1Mjc2&hl=en

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Licence Art Libre Copyleft: This work of art is free; you can redistribute it and/or modify it according to terms of the Free Art License. You will find a specimen of this license on the Copyleft Attitude site as well as on other sites.

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24 August 2009, 08:39:40 503 × 701 (279713 bytes) Phillip Medhurst (talk · contribs) {{Information |Description={{en|1=John the Baptist sits on a rock by a stream holding a dish; to the left, a reed cross and ray of divine light symbolise his ministry; to the right, lamb (representin Christ) drinks from the water. The mountainous landscap

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