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St John the Baptist
Giulio Campagnola (Italian, about 1482—after 1515)
After: Andrea Mantegna (Italian (Paduan, active in Mantua), about 1431–1506)
After: Niccolò Nelli (Italian, about 1530 to after 1575)
After: Andrea Mantegna (Italian (Paduan, active in Mantua), about 1431–1506)
After: Niccolò Nelli (Italian, about 1530 to after 1575)
Italian
about 1505–1510
Medium/Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 34.7 x 23.9 cm (13 11/16 x 9 7/16 in.)(trimmed on or slightly within the platemark)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP1038
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch 3, only state; Hind 12, only state; Illustrated Bartsch 5, only state
Marks
Verso, bottom left, stamped in blue ink, the mark of Mary Jane Morgan, New York (died before 1886) (Lugt 1879)
Verso, bottom left, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896) (Lugt 1309)
Verso, lower center, stamped in violet ink (almost completely faded), the mark of the MFA Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870)
Verso, bottom left, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896) (Lugt 1309)
Verso, lower center, stamped in violet ink (almost completely faded), the mark of the MFA Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870)
InscriptionsUpper left, in plate: IV Livs Campagnola
Lower right, in plate: Apperso Nicolo Nelli in Venetia.
Lower right, in plate: Apperso Nicolo Nelli in Venetia.
ProvenanceMary Jane Morgan, New York (died before 1886)(Lugt 1879); Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); purchased by MFA November 1897