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Saint John the Baptist in Prison Sends His Disciples to Question Jesus

1598–1616
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Object Information
  • Title: Saint John the Baptist in Prison Sends His Disciples to Question Jesus
  • Artist: Ermenegildo Lodi (Italian, Cremona, 1598–1616)
  • Date: 1598–1616
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash
  • Dimensions: sheet: 5 3/8 x 11 1/16 in. (13.7 x 28.1 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Cornelius Vanderbilt, 1880
  • Object Number: 80.3.195
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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