1715
oil
canvas
From the collection of Ashmolean Museum
Dominant colour
Noli me Tangere is a 1715 oil by Giuseppe Maria Crespi, a Barbizon school work, depicting John the Baptist, held at Ashmolean Museum.
The painting shows a man and a woman in a dark outdoor setting. The man, on the left, is shirtless and wearing a blue cloth wrapped around his waist. He has long hair and is looking at the woman. The woman, on the right, is kneeling and reaching out to the man. She is wearing a yellow robe and has her head tilted back. The scene is set against a dark background with some trees and a cloudy sky visible. The overall mood of the painting is one of drama and tension, with the man and woman appearing to be in the midst of a intense moment. This painting is held at the Ashmolean Museum.
Giuseppe Maria Crespi (14 March 1665 – 16 July 1747), nicknamed Lo Spagnuolo ('The Spaniard'), was an Italian late Baroque painter of the Bolognese School.
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