Tickets
English
DonateMembershipTickets

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

More Artwork

More Artwork
Bacchanal, Giulio Sanuto Italian, Engraving
Bacchanal
Giulio Sanuto
After Domenico Campagnola
ca. 1557
Lobster-Tail Burgonet, Steel, leather, gold, North Italian
Lobster-Tail Burgonet
North Italian
ca. 1610
Christ Carrying the Cross, Martin Schongauer German, Engraving
Christ Carrying the Cross
Martin Schongauer
ca. 1475–80
The Competition of Apollo and Marsyas and the Judgment of Midas, Giulio Sanuto Italian, Engraving (the right section of three-part image)
The Competition of Apollo and Marsyas and the Judgment of Midas
Giulio Sanuto
After Bronzino (Agnolo di Cosimo di Mariano)
1562
Sallet in the Shape of a Lion's Head, Steel, copper, gold, glass, pigment, textile, Italian
Sallet in the Shape of a Lion's Head
Italian
ca. 1475–80

Research Resources

The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.

To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.

Feedback

We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please contact us using the form below. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.

Send feedback

Content Notice

The Metropolitan Museum of Art presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world, and our online collection reflects ongoing work conducted over the course of our more than 150-year history. You may encounter objects or images that may be inappropriate for some viewers or information that may be outdated.