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John the Baptist in the Wilderness

Former Attribution Battista Franco Italian
Principal figure after fresco by Daniele da Volterra (Daniele Ricciarelli) Italian
ca. 1545–55
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: John the Baptist in the Wilderness
  • Artist: Giulio Sanuto (Italian, active 1540–88)
  • Former Attribution: Battista Franco (Italian, Venice ca. 1510–1561 Venice)
  • Artist: Principal figure after fresco by Daniele da Volterra (Daniele Ricciarelli) (Italian, Volterra 1509–1566 Rome)
  • Date: ca. 1545–55
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: sheet: 15 3/16 x 12 1/16 in. (38.5 x 30.7 cm) trimmed to platemark
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.50.16-163
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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