Who created "Saint John the Baptist"?

Saint John the Baptist was created by Anonymous, Italian, North Italy, 16th century in 1550 (?).

When was "Saint John the Baptist" created?

This artwork was created 1550 (?).

Is "Saint John the Baptist" in the public domain?

Yes, Saint John the Baptist is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Saint John the Baptist

Q: What medium is "Saint John the Baptist"?

Saint John the Baptist is Pen and dark brown ink, brush and brown wash over traces of black chalk and compass and incised lines (recto); framing lines in pen and dark brown ink. Design traced in black chalk (verso).

Anonymous, Italian, North Italy, 16th century

1550 (?)

Medium

Pen and dark brown ink, brush and brown wash over traces of black chalk and compass and incised lines (recto); framing lines in pen and dark brown ink. Design traced in black chalk (verso)

Dimensions

7- 5/16 x 4- 1/2 in. (18.5 x 11.5 cm)

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1906

Accession Number

06.1051.10

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Saint John the Baptist

Art Historical Context

This delicate 16th-century drawing of *Saint John the Baptist*, by an anonymous artist from North Italy around 1550, exemplifies the meticulous preparatory sketches of the Renaissance. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's and Prints department (Rogers Fund, 1906), the small sheet (7 5/16 x 4 1/2 in.) captures the saint in a moment of quiet devotion, a popular subject in Italian Christian art symbolizing purity, prophecy, and baptism. The recto reveals sophisticated techniques: faint black chalk underdrawing enhanced with pen and dark brown ink for precise lines, plus brush and brown was...

Saint John the Baptist

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