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St. John the Baptist Preaching in the Wilderness
Ugo da Carpi (Italian, active about 1502–1532)
After: Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, 1483–1520)
After: Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, 1483–1520)
early 16th century
Medium/Technique
Chiaroscuro woodcut printed from two blocks, in brown and black
Dimensions
Sheet: 38.7 x 27.7 cm (15 1/4 x 10 7/8 in.)(trimmed to the image or with thread margins)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP1684
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch XII.073.18
Marks
Verso, bottom left, stamped in black ink, the mark of Ambroise Firmin-Didot, Paris (1790-1876)(Lugt 119); verso, bottom left, stamped in gray ink, the mark of Juan Jorge (John J.) Peoli, New York, Havana (1825-1893)(Lugt 2020); verso, bottom left, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); verso, lower right-center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870)
ProvenanceAmbroise Firmin-Didot, Paris (1790-1876)(Lugt 119); Juan Jorge (John J.) Peoli, New York, Havana (1825-1893)(Lugt 2020); Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); purchased by MFA November 1897