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Saint John the Baptist has gathered up red fruit – perhaps cherries (known as the Fruit of Paradise) – in the blue cloth over his lap. He holds his traditional attribute of a simple reed cross, and his baptismal bowl hangs at his side.
The painting is very worn and it is hard to tell how much of it was painted by Fra Bartolommeo and how much by his workshop. There are numerous versions of this composition and two of them, in the Galleria Nazionale in Rome and Kenwood House, London, are signed by him and dated 1516.
Title
The Madonna and Child with Saint John
Date
perhaps about 1516
Medium
Oil on canvas, transferred from wood
Measurements
H 88.3 x W 71.1 cm
Accession number
NG1694
Acquisition method
Bought, 1900
Work type
Painting
