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St. John The Baptist

In The Desert

High Renaissance

Featuring:

A young John the Baptist 

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Raphael and Workshop

By Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, Raphael (1483-1520)

Rome

 

Today we may assume that this painting represents a concept by Raphael and was executed by Raphael's assistants.  It should be noted that in his advanced Roman years, Raphael increasingly called on his assistants to execute even paintings which were left in the studio under his name.

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