The Sermon of John the Baptist
Artist: Pieter Bruegel the Younger (Flemish, 1564-1638)
Date: 1604
Medium: Oil on canvas
Collection: The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia
In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah:
“A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him."
Matthew 3:1-13

















