Icon of John the Baptist
 

Cypress, oil.
Without restoration.
See size 27h31

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Why did John the Baptist?

There is, in fact, written in the icon John the Baptist, and in the hands of the holy scroll with the text, which is always portrayed by John Predtecha.Naverno why ...

That's right, John the Baptist.
It was also called John the Baptist.

Puantilnoe letter.

In Moscow , in the second Baptist Lane is a very old church . There's John the Baptist is depicted emerging from the jungle in an animal skin . I almost still a child , then explained that the symbolism of the image has to show an inability to pre-Christian times to express the truth that all the icons of the saints were revealed after the life of Christ and his resurrection after his crucifixion . Because John the Baptist and was named the cross ( also came up ) affects the Truth of Christ .

Very different it was depicted.
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GOOD is read.

So-named because it was the precursor, forerunner of Christ.

I think that the symbolism of the image has to show specific information . In particular, from the text , advised Balagura read : " The clothes worn Forerunner most simple , hard, sewn from fabric made ​​of camel hair , prepoyasyvaya her leather belt ."
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