SWART VAN GRONINGEN, Jan
(b. ca. 1500, Groningen, d. ca. 1560, Antwerpen)

John the Baptist (or the Apostle Philip) Preaching

1520-25
Woodcut, 133 x 113 mm
British Museum, London

This print was executed by an unknown cutter after Jan Swart. Clusters of tiny oval shapes on the cliff above the saint, as well as similarly springing lines and curves, indicate the ground. They can be found in a number of woodcuts after Swart.




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