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Saint John the Baptist Biting a Piece of Fruit

Stefano della Bella

Credit: Gift of Mrs. William Greenough, 1936
c. 1641
Etching; third state of three
17.9 x 13.5cm
36.35.6
Image © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019

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