Title: Saint John the Baptist Preaching
Object type: Painting
Date: ca. 1650
Artist:  Mattia Preti (Il Cavalier Calabrese) 
Artist bio: Italian, Taverna 1613–1699 Valletta
Artist nationality: Italian
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 68 x 47 3/4 in. (172.7 x 121.3 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit line: Gift of Melissa O. Aronson, in memory of Thomas P. Miller, 2005
Department: European Paintings
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Sheep, term: Saint John the Baptist