DrawingsItalian16th-17th century

Saint John the Baptist Baptizing

16th-17th century

Artists

Andrea del SartoArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink and brown wash on brown antique laid paper

Culture

Italian

Century

16th-17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

25.7 × 38.1 cm (10 1/8 × 15 in.)

Provenance

Earl of Shrewsbury (Lugt 2688). William A. White, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1918

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