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Three Scenes from the Life of St. John the Baptist ; John the Baptist preaching, Baptism of Christ, Beheading of John the Baptist
1572
Pen and brown ink and brush and blue ink and blue wash, squared in black chalk
Sheet: 25.6 × 42.9 cm (10 1/16 × 16 7/8in.)
Framed: 43.815 × 59.055 cm (17 1/4 × 23 1/4in.)
Framed: 43.815 × 59.055 cm (17 1/4 × 23 1/4in.)
Egmont Collection, Yale Library Transfer
1961.66.39
Geography:
Made in France
Status:
Culture:
French or Flemish
Period:
16th century
Classification:
Works on Paper - Drawings and Watercolors
Provenance:
John Percival, first Earl of Egmont (1683-1748); John T. Graves; Robert Hoe (sale New York, Anderson Auction Company, April 15-19, 1912, Library of Robert Hoe, Part III, A-K, no. 949; Yale University Library (anonymous gift, 1957)
Bibliography:
Suzanne Boorsch and John J. Marciari, Master Drawings from the Yale University Art Gallery, exh. cat. (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 2006), 76–77, no. 16, ill.
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.
