All 4 Uses of
John the Baptist
in
The Da Vinci Code
- The bizarre scene Da Vinci had painted included an awkwardly posed Virgin Mary sitting with Baby Jesus, John the Baptist, and the Angel Uriel on a perilous outcropping of rocks.†
Chpt 29-30
- The canvas started to bulge in the middle, the fragile outlines of the Virgin Mary, Baby Jesus, and John the Baptist beginning to distort.†
Chpt 29-30 *
- The nuns gave Leonardo specific dimensions, and the desired theme for the painting—the Virgin Mary, baby John the Baptist, Uriel, and Baby Jesus sheltering in a cave.†
Chpt 31-32
- Opposite Mary sat Uriel, also with an infant, presumably baby John the Baptist.†
Chpt 31-32
Definition:
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(John the Baptist) New Testament: a preacher, and hermit, and forerunner of Jesus (whom he baptized); beheaded by Herod at the request of Salome