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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 tan and dark green
Dimensions
Sheet: 12.8 x 11.5 cm (5 1/16 x 4 1/2 in.)(trimmed just outside the outer borderline at the bottom, and 2-3 mm outside the inner borderline at the top and sides)
Credit Line
Bequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession NumberB4112
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch XII.073.17, ii/ii
Marks
Verso, lower right, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Babcock Bequest (Lugt 207); verso, lower right, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA (Lugt 1868)
ProvenanceWilliam Perkins Babcock, Boston, Paris (1826-1899); his bequest to the MFA 1900