DrawingsItalian17th century

Saint John the Baptist Preaching

17th century

Artists

Simone CantariniArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Red chalk on buff antique laid paper

Culture

Italian

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

27.2 × 20.3 cm (10 11/16 × 8 in.)

Provenance

Nathaniel Hone, London (Lugt 2793). Joshua Reynolds (Lugt 2364). Charles A. Loeser, Florence, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1932

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