The Birth and Naming of John the Baptist [above]; John the Baptist Preaching in the Wilderness [below]
date: label: Date
content: 1595 or before
name: label: Artist
content: Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605
label: Engraver
content: Cornelis Galle I, Flemish, 1576 - 1650
label: Publisher
content: Philip Galle, Flemish, 1537 - 1612
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Recto, above: In a bedchamber near a hearth, women bathe the infant John the Baptist. In the background at right, his father Zechariah, seated at a desk, writes John's name in a book. In the background at right, John's mother Elizabeth rests in bed.
label: Description
content: Recto, below: Nighttime scene with St. John preaching in a glen. He stands at right, with many listeners siting before him.
label: Description
content: Verso, above: On the bank of a river, St. John the Baptist stands to the left. He raises a cup over the head of Christ, who stands at center.
label: Description
content: Verso, below: Elizabeth and Mary greet one another within an arcaded space. They stand in the center foreground, with several figures surrounding them.
place: label: made in
content: Italy
label: made in
content: Florence, Tuscany, Italy
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Museum purchase through gift of various donors
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1901-39-296
objectType: label: Type
content: figures
label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over black chalk on laid paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 14.4 × 11.3 cm (5 11/16 × 4 7/16 in.)