DrawingsItalian16th century

Saint John Preaching in the Wilderness

16th century

Artists

Paolo Caliari, called VeroneseArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink, brown wash over black chalk with white and blue gouache and pastel on blue antique laid paper, laid down overall to thin wove paper

Culture

Italian

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

53.7 × 39.5 cm (21 1/8 × 15 9/16 in.)

Provenance

William A. White, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1918

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