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Painting of John the Baptist preaching to a crowd of figures in a forest, with soldiers and a woman in yellow at the sides.

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Preaching of John the Baptist, Nikolaus Knüpfer (1635), Centraal Museum. Via artnap.com

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A crowded outdoor scene in a wooded setting shows a bare-chested preacher with raised arm addressing a gathering of seated and standing figures, including a woman in yellow silk, a man in a red cloak reading from a scroll, and armed soldiers at the left. This painting, titled Preaching of John the Baptist, was made by Nikolaus Knüpfer in 1635 and is held by the Centraal Museum.

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