# Saint John Baptizing in the River Jordan

- By: Nicolas Poussin (French, 1594 - 1665)
- Date: about 1635–1640
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Classification: Painting
- Dimensions: Framed \[Outer Dim\]: 125.1 × 151.8 × 8.9 cm (49 1/4 × 59 3/4 × 3 1/2 in.)
- Culture: French
- Credit line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
- Museum: [J. Paul Getty Museum](https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/object/103RC0)
- Rights: [CC0. Digital image courtesy of Getty's Open Content Program](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://media.getty.edu/iiif/image/5c927231-cdc0-49fd-a2da-0c1447313f17/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)