3106606 Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness, 1604-5 (oil on canvas) by Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da (1571-1610); 172x138 cm; Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, USA; (add.info.: John was the cousin of Jesus, called to prepare the way for the coming of the Messiah. He lived in the wilderness of Judea between Jerusalem and the Dead Sea, "his raiment of camel\'s hair, and a leather girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey." ).