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School of The Carracci (active c.1580-1620))

The Birth of St John

RCIN 990091

The Birth of St John

School of The Carracci (active c.1580-1620))

The Birth of St John

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The Birth of St John

School of The Carracci (active c.1580-1620))

The Birth of St John

©

The Birth of St John

School of The Carracci (active c.1580-1620))

The Birth of St John

©

Description

A drawing of a scene in the bedchamber of St Elizabeth, who lays in her bed while in the foreground the newborn Baptist lays in the lap of a nursemaid. Three female attendants look down at the baby.
People involved

Creator(s)

School of
Search the collection The Carracci (active c.1580-1620))
(artist)

Subject(s)

Search the collection Saint John the Baptist
Groupings
Category
Drawings / Watercolours
Object type(s)
visual works
drawings/watercolours
References

Other number(s)

RL O : Royal Library "O" Number Register – RL O0091

W(C) : Wittkower, R., 1952. The Drawings of the Carracci in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen at Windsor Castle, London – W(C) 533

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