Head of Saint John the Baptist
15th century
Francesco Marmitta
Artist, Italian, died 1505 or before
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Artwork overview
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Medium
metalpoint heightened with white on blue paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall (approximate): 8.1 x 9.3 cm (3 3/16 x 3 11/16 in.)
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Accession
1987.20.1
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
LJR (Lugt 1760b)
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1988
Italian Renaissance Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1988, no cat.
Bibliography
1988
Brown, D. "Maineri and Marmitta as Devotional Artists." Prospettiva, N.53-56, 4/88-1/89, 299-308..
Wikidata ID
Q64562402