Saint John the Baptist, by Francesco Francia, second half of the 16th century
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Saint John the Baptist

Francesco Francia (Italian, c. 1450–1517)

second half of the 16th century

Medium
Pen and brown iron gall ink, with brush and brown wash, heightened with touches of white gouache, on cream laid paper
Classification
Drawing and Watercolor
Dimensions
14 × 10.9 cm (5 9/16 × 4 5/16 in.)
Culture
Italy
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago, Prints and Drawings
Credit line
Gift of Anne Searle Bent
Rights
Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
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