title: St John the Baptist Wearing the Red Tabard of the Order of St John
text: # St John the Baptist Wearing the Red Tabard of the Order of St John
  
  St John the Baptist Wearing the Red Tabard of the Order of St John is an oil on canvas painting by Italian painter Mattia Preti, from 1671. The painting has the dimensions of 98 x 78 centimeters. It is in the collection of MUŻA in Valletta, Malta.
  
  ## Analysis
  
  The painting is believed to be a self-portrait of the artist, Mattia Preti, wearing the red tabard of the Order of Saint John.
  
  