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John the Baptist being carried to Zacharias

John the Baptist being carried to Zacharias by Francesco Granacci (Italian, 1469–1543)

Medium

tempera and oil with gold on wood

Dimensions

76.2 × 33 cm

Classification

Painting

Department

European Painting and Sculpture

Museum

Cleveland Museum of Art

Credit

The Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Collection

Accession Number

1944.91

Rights

Public Domain

Tags

male

About this artwork

Did Michelangelo paint some of this work? This panel formed part of a series depicting the life of John the Baptist, with other panels located in New York City and Liverpool, England. Scholars believe that as many as five artists may have participated in creating the artworks and disagree about who painted this panel. Michelangelo Buonarotti, a lifelong friend of Francesco Granacci’s, may have contributed, perhaps in the drapery of the figure in white.

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