The Young St. John the Baptist
Technical Details
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Title
The Young St. John the Baptist -
Author
Bernardo Strozzi -
Year
1620 - 5 -
Dimensions
cm 70 x 55 -
Inventory
765 -
Room
XXXI
The exquisite quality of such details as the saint’s hand, his complexion, the scroll and the cross-shaped staff have persuaded scholars that this is an autograph work. The dark background, the saint’s hair and his camel skin all suggest that it was painted before Bernardo Strozzi moved to Venice and discovered the Venetian masters’ use of colour, thus it may be dated to some time between 1620 and 1625.
