St. John the Baptist in the Desert
Antonio da Trento
(Italian, about 1510–about 1550)
Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola)
(Italian, 1503–1540)
About 1530–50
Medium/TechniqueChiaroscuro woodcut, printed from two blocks in gray-green and dark green
DimensionsPlatemark: 15.1 x 15.2 cm (5 15/16 x 6 in.)
Image (borderline): 14.4 x 14.3 cm (5 11/16 x 5 5/8 in.)
Image (borderline): 14.4 x 14.3 cm (5 11/16 x 5 5/8 in.)
Credit LineBequest of William Perkins Babcock
Accession numberB4111
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ProvenancePierre Mariette II, Paris (1634-1716)(Lugt 1788), 1670; Alexandre-Humbert Chatelain, St. Amour and Lyon (1778-1852)(Lugt 135); William Perkins Babcock, Boston, Paris (1826-1899); his bequest to the MFA 1900
