2-720-284 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness', 19th century. Biblical scene, from John 1: 23: 'He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias'. St John the Baptist, pointing to the symbol of the cross. Engraving after 'Saint John the Baptist in the Desert', a painting made c1518-1520 by Raphael, in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy.