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Description: | Signed: yes Description: The sentimentality of this devotional image is characteristic of Andrea Vaccaro's work after 1640, when he came under the influence of Bernardo Cavallino. Saint John the Baptist was a patron saint and protector of Naples, where Vaccaro worked. The infant Christ is represented blessing his cousin and forerunner. Saint John wears his characteristic garment made of camel's hair, which alludes to his ascetic life as a hermit in the desert, shown in the background. The painting is signed with Vaccaro's monogram. | Subjects: | religion (Christ; St John the Baptist) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Vaccaro, Andrea (Italian painter, 1604-1670) Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8994... | Go to resource |
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