San Juan Bautista Retablo #130 Buddha and John is depicted on

and John is depicted on the left

As a young man he joined a Franciscan-affiliated hermit group

and is baptized by him in the river Jordan

A voice from heaven then says

Opening at neck- approx

San Juan Bautista Retablo #130 Buddha and John is depicted onSan Juan Bautista Retablo St. John the Baptist Retablo Late 19th Century Original Retablo Oil Painting on Tin created in Mexico. Retablo dimensions are approx. 10 inches horizontal x 14 inches vertical. Condition: in excellent, clean, original condition with some minor paint loss acquired over more than a century of use and devotional prayer. John the Baptist, known as the Prophet Yahya in the Quran, and also known as John the Baptizer, was a Jewish