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The Christ Child and Saint John the Baptist

1485–1547
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Christ Child and Saint John the Baptist
  • Artist: Sebastiano del Piombo (Sebastiano Luciani) (Italian, Venice (?) 1485/86–1547 Rome)
  • Date: 1485–1547
  • Medium: Black and some white chalk, on blue paper
  • Dimensions: 3 3/8 x 4 1/2in. (8.6 x 11.5cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Harry G. Sperling Fund, 1975
  • Object Number: 1975.89
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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