The Voice in the Desert (La voix dans le d\u00e9sert)

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Tissot opens the section on Jesus\u2019 ministry by introducing John the Baptist, who prophesied his coming, urged repentance, and practiced the cleansing rite of baptism. Calling out from the vast, rugged deserts of Judaea, the Baptist here throws his arms up in the air.

In his commentary, Tissot notes the resounding echo effect in the rocky valleys the Baptist inhabited, heightening his emphatic call to \u201cmake straight the way of the Lord.\u201d The artist\u2019s commentaries, which at times read like a travelogue, also provide his readers with details that summon their other senses as they ponder his images.

Living and preaching in the wilderness, the Baptist bears the marks of privation\u2014most notably, his wild, knotted hair, a traditional attribute. Additionally, he wears a rough camel-hair cloak, testament to his penitence, and carries a staff for support in his wanderings.

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