John the Baptist, lying on the ground naked except for a cloth covering his thighs, with his right arm curled around a rock, a reed cross lies on a rock in the foreground
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Battista Franco
Artist bio: Italian, Venice ca. 1510–1561 Venice
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Medium: Etching and engraving; first proof
Dimensions: sheet: 7 x 11 5/16 in. (17.8 x 28.7 cm)
mount: 9 1/16 x 13 3/8 in. (23 x 34 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession year: 2012
Tags: Saint John the Baptist