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St. John the Baptist in the Desert
Antonio da Trento (Italian, about 1510–about 1550)
After: Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola) (Italian, 1503–1540)
After: Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola) (Italian, 1503–1540)
About 1530–50
Medium/Technique
Chiaroscuro woodcut, printed from two blocks in gray-green and dark green
Dimensions
Platemark: 15.1 x 15.2 cm (5 15/16 x 6 in.)
Image (borderline): 14.4 x 14.3 cm (5 11/16 x 5 5/8 in.)
Image (borderline): 14.4 x 14.3 cm (5 11/16 x 5 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession NumberB4111
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch XII.073.17, ii/ii
Marks
Recto of backing strip, lower right, stamped in black ink, the mark of Alexandre-Humbert Chatelain, St. Amour and Lyon (1778-1852)(Lugt 135); verso, lower left, in pen and black ink, the mark of Pierre Mariette II, Paris (1634-1716)(Lugt 1788), 1670; verso, right center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Babcock Bequest (Lugt 207); verso, lower right-center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA (Lugt 1868)
ProvenancePierre Mariette II, Paris (1634-1716)(Lugt 1788), 1670; Alexandre-Humbert Chatelain, St. Amour and Lyon (1778-1852)(Lugt 135); William Perkins Babcock, Boston, Paris (1826-1899); his bequest to the MFA 1900