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Guido Reni|Anonymous, 17th century

Young Saint John the Baptist kneeling before the infant Christ who caresses his face, the Virgin and Joseph in the background at right, after Reni

ca. 1600–40
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12.1 × 16.9 cm (4.8 × 6.7 in)

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