| The Sermon of Saint John the Baptist | |
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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 |
The Sermon of Saint John the Baptist (or The Preaching of Saint John the Baptist) is a painting of 1566 by the Netherlandish Renaissance artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder in the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest, Hungary. It was painted as oil on panel.
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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]
