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Saint John the Baptist Bearing Witness

Francesco Granacci

ca. 1506–7

Medium

Oil and gold on wood

Tags

Christ Men Women Saint John the Baptist

Dimensions

29 3/4 x 82 1/2 in. (75.6 x 209.6 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Gwynne Andrews, Harris Brisbane Dick, Dodge, Fletcher, and Rogers Funds, funds from various donors, Ella Morris de Peyster Gift, Mrs. Donald Oenslager Gift, and Gifts in memory of Robert Lehman, 1970

Classification

Paintings

Department

European Paintings

Rights

Public Domain

About Francesco Granacci

1469–1543

Granacci advised Michelangelo on technical problems in the Sistine Chapel. He was influenced by Pontormo, and like him, painted theater sets for festivals. He was formerly known as the "Master of the Scanducci Lamentation." Comment on works: Religious

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