Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
9 5/16 x 6 13/16 in. (23.6 x 17.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Accession Number
49.97.28
Art Historical Context
Behold *Saint John*, a masterful 1518 engraving by Agostino Veneziano (ostino dei Musi faithfully reproducing a design by the High Renaissance genius Raphael (Raffaellozio). Measuring 9 5/16 x 6 13/16 inches, this intimate print captures the solemn figure of Saint John—likely the Baptist—in a poised, contemplative stance, embodying Raphael's signature grace, idealized anatomy, and harmonious proportions. Created during Raphael's final years in Rome, it the era's fascination with classical antiquity and spiritual depth. Engraving, Veneziano's specialty, revolutionized art dissemination in the ...