The Angel Appears to Zaccarias and the Naming of St. John the Baptist
The Angel Appears to Zaccarias and the Naming of St. John the Baptist

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The Angel Appears to Zaccarias and the Naming of St. John the Baptist,

late 16th century

Roman
x1947-152

Information

Title
The Angel Appears to Zaccarias and the Naming of St. John the Baptist
Dates

late 16th century

Medium
Pen, iron gall ink and gray brown wash over black chalk sketches heightened with white on green paper
Dimensions
26.6 x 42.5 cm. (10 1/2 x 16 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Frank Jewett Mather Jr.
Object Number
x1947-152
Inscription
lower left: no. 7 [?]
Culture
Italian
Type
drawings
Subject
children (people by age group), saints, angels, men, figures (representations), beds (furniture), women

Frank Jewett Mather, Jr. (Lugt supp. 1853a) lower right

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