The Birth of John the Baptist
Andrea del Sarto (Florence 1486 - Florence 1530)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1617
Materials
Ink on paper.
Measurements
300 x 430 mm
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 873018.3.45
Summary
(Folio 19, recto, upper print) The Birth of John the Baptist . After the chiaroscuro fresco "Zechariah Writes John's Name" painted between 1514 and 1524, one in a series of sixteen frescoes in The Cloister of the Scalzo, Florence, depicting episodes in the life of John the Baptist.
Makers and roles
Andrea del Sarto (Florence 1486 - Florence 1530), creator