Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness

Felice Albites

Associated Names
Felice Albites

Artist, Italian, c. 1778 - 1811

This is a drawing of a forest scene featuring a figure sitting against a tree. The image is detailed and textured, with a focus on the trees and foliage. The foreground includes vegetation around the figure. The figure holds a staff and wears a draped garment. In the background, there is a winding path leading into the distance. The drawing is done in shades of brown to create contrast and detail.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink on wove paper attached to album page

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 34.7 x 26.2 cm (13 11/16 x 10 5/16 in.)
    mount: 41.4 x 30.5 cm (16 5/16 x 12 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.70.9

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gaetano Botticelli (according to note on mount). Del Magno Collection (according to inscription). Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2012

  • The McCrindle Gift: A Distinguished Collection of Drawings and Watercolors. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2012, 102-103, no. 40 (entry by Andaleeb Banta).

Inscriptions

by artist, lower center in pen and dark brown ink: FA (in monogram); by later hand, lower left in pen and black ink: a Del Magno; by later hand on mount, upper right in pen and red ink: 141.; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: l/-/-; by later hand on mount, lower left to lower center in pen and brown ink: Felice Albides Spagnolo fece. / S. Giovanni Battista nel deserto.; by same hand on mount, lower center to lower right in pen and brown ink: Acquistato del Sig r(in superscript). Gaetano Botticelli Pittore.; lower left embossed on red plastic: FI6; by later hand, lower right in graphite: Del Magno Collection

Watermarks

animal head

Wikidata ID

Q64561243

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