Saint John the Baptist Appearing Before Herod

Augustin Braun German

late 16th–mid 17th century

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Title: Saint John the Baptist Appearing Before Herod
Artist: Augustin Braun (German, Cologne ca. 1570–1639 Cologne)
Date: late 16th–mid 17th century
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brown-red and blue-green wash, over a sketch in black chalk (?)
Dimensions: sheet: 6 3/4 x 8 11/16 in. (17.2 x 22.1 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Purchase, C. G. Boerner Gift, 2008
Object Number: 2008.211
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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