The Preaching of Saint John the Baptist — Gerrit Pietersz. Sweelink | DiscoverArt

Gerrit Pietersz. Sweelink

The Preaching of Saint John the Baptist

ca. 1601

Pen and brown ink, brush and blue and brown ink, blue and brown washes, heightened with white (partly oxidized)

24.9 × 40 cm (9.8 × 15.7 in)

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