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The young Saint John the Baptist kneeling before the young Christ who embraces him, a lamb at right, after Reni by Guido Reni

The young Saint John the Baptist kneeling before the young Christ who embraces him, a lamb at right, after Reni

Guido Reni · 1595

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DETAILS
Artist
Guido Reni
Date
1595
Medium
Etching
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions
Sheet (Trimmed): 6 1/2 in. × 5 in. (16.5 × 12.7 cm)
Collection
Drawings and Prints
Credit line
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
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