Saint john the baptist

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The saints of the church, who are alive in Christ, are not only models whose lives and devotion to God we should strive to emulate, but also are intercessors to God. Individual faithful and parish communities are called upon to take a patron saint, in the tradition of the Holy Orthodox Church. The Website of St. John The Baptist Greek Orthodox Church

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Andrea Salai (Salaino, Giacomo Caprotti). St. John the Baptist. Autoportrait after Leonardo da Vinci's "St. John" by gytismenomyletojas, via Flickr Hans Holbein, Marie Madeleine, Dan Brown, Saint John, San Giovanni, Jean Baptiste, John The Baptist, Art Historian, Caravaggio

This painting is a copy of "Saint John the Baptist" by Leonardo da Vinci in Louvre. The dark background of the original masterpiece is changed into rocky landscape (which was popular among followers of Leonardo). Actually, it is said that Leonardo did a pseudo-portrait of Andrea Salai (Salaino, known also by name Giacomo Caprotti) in "St. John" painting. He was da Vinci's pupil and also, most probably, his lover. This painting is a copy made by... Salai himself. So, knowing that, this…

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