Copper painting depicting Saint John the Baptist Child, late 17th/early 18th century, Italian school,
dimensions: 17 cm high x 13.5 cm wide.
This painting depicts Saint John the Baptist Child and is often attributed to the 17th-century Italian school.
The religious subject represents Saint John the Baptist Child in a natural landscape, accompanied by a lamb, symbol of Christ.
Similar works, executed in oil on copper, date from the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
The parchment, often featured in the painting, bears the inscription "Ecce Agnus Dei" (Behold the Lamb of God).