Detail View: Wetmore Print Collection: St. John the Baptist in the Desert
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Filename:
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FW-0622.jpg
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Creator:
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LUCAS van Leyden
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Creation Date:
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1513
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Primary Creation Century:
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16th Century
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Title:
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St. John the Baptist in the Desert
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Object Type:
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print
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Medium:
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engraving
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Donor:
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Fannie Wetmore, 1928; Donated 1928, purchased from F. Meder (Manhattan “Dealer in Old and Rare Prints”) in 1912 for $7.50, documented by receipt in our Wetmore archives
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Dimensions:
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8.5725 height x 11.1125 width 8.5 x 10.8
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Descriptive Notes:
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NOT one of the series of apostles prints
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Comments:
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Christianity, saints, devotional images, monastic & religious life, deserts, dead trees, dirt, rocks, older people, men, benedictions, sheep
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Box Number:
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Box35 print 05
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