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Drawing, The Beheading of St. John Baptist

This is a Drawing. It was created by Fortunato Duranti. It is dated 1820-1850 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is pen and ink, brush and sepia on light brown-gray paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.

Its dimensions are

27.8 × 21.1 cm (10 15/16 × 8 5/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, The Beheading of St. John Baptist; Fortunato Duranti (Italian, 1787 - 1863); Italy; pen and ink, brush and sepia on light brown-gray paper; 27.8 × 21.1 cm (10 15/16 × 8 5/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-8078

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