Saint John the Baptist as a Boy

Rosso fiorentino, san giovannino, collezione privata firenze

Colors in this work

Artist: Rosso Fiorentino
Date: 1521
Medium: oil paint
Holding institution: Uffizi Gallery
Palette: Sooted Timber · Brown family · #543827 · 28%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #866B42 · 19%

Golden Bole · Yellow family · #AA8651 · 17%

Hammered Copper Brown · Brown family · #725331 · 13%

Apricot Plaster · Orange family · #E4AD6B · 8%

Bitumen Shadow · Black family · #2A1F16 · 5%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #4E432C · 3%

Burnt Sienna Wall · Orange family · #A35F32 · 2%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #686747 · 2%

Burnt Umber Ground · Brown family · #703A27 · 1%

Etching Plate Gray · Gray family · #39322A · 1%

Rosewood Wash · Red family · #4F2F31 · <1%

Pewter Vessel · Gray family · #938877 · <1%

Granite Face · Gray family · #676575 · <1%

Limestone Dust · Gray family · #CABDAB · <1%

Parchment Ochre · Yellow family · #B3B27F · <1%

Etching Plate Gray · Gray family · #2E342E · <1%

Terra Sigillata Red · Red family · #BC6D63 · <1%

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Image provider: wikimedia-commons
License: Public domain
Credit: Uffizi Gallery

7 tags

Saints Metadata · 100%

The title identifies the depicted subject as Saint John the Baptist.
Human Figure Visual · 99%

A single youthful human figure dominates the composition and is shown nearly full-length.
Movement Visual · 95%

The raised arm, extended opposite arm, crossed legs, and diagonal staff create a pronounced sense of bodily motion.

Mannerism Interpretive · 82%

The elongated anatomy, twisting pose, expressive gesture, and artificial instability of the figure are consistent with Mannerist visual language; this is an interpretive classification rather than a catalog-listed style.

Earth Tones Visual · 94%

The image is dominated by olive green, brown, ochre, muted reddish, and flesh tones, producing an earthy overall palette.

Rosso Fiorentino. Self-scanned

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