1510
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
John the Baptist being carried to Zacharias is a 1510 unspecified by Francesco Granacci, a High Renaissance work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
You see a baby—John the Baptist—being handed to an old man in a temple. This painting was part of a bigger story about John’s life, spread across three cities. Scholars still argue over who painted what. Some think Michelangelo, Granacci’s friend, may have helped with the folds in that white robe. To see the other panels, look up *Italy, 16th century*.
Did Michelangelo paint some of this work? This panel formed part of a series depicting the life of John the Baptist, with other panels located in New York City and Liverpool, England. Scholars believe that as many as five artists may have participated in creating the artworks and disagree about who painted this panel. Michelangelo Buonarotti, a lifelong friend of Francesco Granacci’s, may have contributed, perhaps in the drapery of the figure in white.
The artist used gold to paint fine details of embroidery and individual strands of hair.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Francesco Granacci (1469 – 30 November 1543) was an Italian Renaissance painter active primarily in his native Florence.
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