The Sermon of Saint John the Baptist (Bruegel)
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The Sermon of Saint John the Baptist (or The Preaching of Saint John the Baptist) is a painting of 1566 by Pieter Bruegel the Elder in the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest, Hungary. It was painted as oil on panel.
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| Artist | Pieter Bruegel the Elder |
| Medium | Oil on panel |
| Dimensions | 95 cm × 160.5 cm (37 in × 63.2 in) |
| Location | Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Hungary |
According to author Russell Shorto, the painting was "a sly blessing" on "hedge sermons" given by Calvinist preachers "in a field outside the city walls, safely beyond the jurisdiction of the king's men", the king being Philip II of Spain, who had banned Protestant worship in Dutch cities.[1]
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edit- ^ Shorto, Russell (2013). Amsterdam: A History of the World's Most Liberal City. New York: Doubleday, pp. 63, 65.
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