DISCOVERART

Battista Franco

St. John the Baptist in the Wilderness

ca. 1552–54
Engraving and Etching. Second state
18.7 × 28.5 cm (7.4 × 11.2 in)

SEE IT IN PERSON

Not currently on view

In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

View at metmuseum.org ↗Plan a visit ↗

Discussion

Be the first to share your thoughts.

Sign in to join the discussion.

Community guidelines

More by Battista Franco

Half Figure of a Youth with Outstretched Left Arm and Bowed Head (recto); Two Women, One Holding a Vase, the Other a Book, and a Seated Man (verso)Half Figure of a Youth with Outstretched Left Arm and Bowed The EntombmentThe EntombmentSt. JeromeSt. JeromeThe Entombment of ChristThe Entombment of ChristSix Animals, including lions, a tiger, a leopard, a griffin, and a goatSix Animals, including lions, a tiger, a leopard, a griffin,Two Angels or Winged Genii Carrying TorchesTwo Angels or Winged Genii Carrying TorchesFortitude and Justice, an allegorical composition in round format, with Fortitude grasping a stone column and Justice pointing upward, a set of scale rests on a rock at rightFortitude and Justice, an allegorical composition in round fThe Adoration of the Shepherds with angels overheadThe Adoration of the Shepherds with angels overhead

More like this

Man of Sorrows with Hands BoundAlbrecht Dürer — Man of Sorrows with Hands BoundSaint Jerome Hearing the Trumpet of the Last JudgmentJusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto) — Saint Jerome HearNaked man walking to the right carrying a column baseMarcantonio Raimondi|Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi)|GiuStudy for Christ in The EntombmentBartolomeo Neroni (Il Riccio) — Study for Christ in The EntoMale Nude Tied to TreeCircle of Peter Paul Rubens — Male Nude Tied to TreeJohn the Baptist in the WildernessBattista Franco|Giulio Sanuto|Daniele da Volterra (Daniele RJoseph of Arimathea, after Michelangelo's Crucifixion fresco in the Cappella Paolina, VaticanNicolas Beatrizet|Michelangelo Buonarroti — Joseph of ArimatSaint Jerome kneeling on a rock in front of a cross and an open book facing right, after ReniGuido Reni|Anonymous, 17th century — Saint Jerome kneeling oAwe-struck Saint JeromeAnonymous, Spanish, School of Seville, 17th century — Awe-stSaint Christopher with the Christ Child on his shouldersOrazio Borgianni — Saint Christopher with the Christ Child oA Faun Grasping a Bunch of GrapesPeter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640) — A Faun Grasping a BSaint Jerome Hearing the Trumpet of the Last JudgmentJusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto) — Saint Jerome Hear