Christ, the Virgin, and Saint John the Baptist with Saints Paul and Catherine

Prints and Drawings

1520-/25

Marcantonio Raimondi (Italian, c. 1480-1534)
after Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael (Italian, 1483–1520)

Marcantonio Raimondi’s gleaming yet darkly printed engraving shows an unusual saintly grouping. Here the adult Saint John the Baptist sits enthroned with the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ in a cloud of glory. John had played a vital role in preparing Christ for the Crucifixion by baptizing him in the river Jordan. The Baptist’s subsequent martyrdom by beheading then elevated him to preside alongside Christ. The saints shown below, Paul and Catherine, underwent their own conversion experiences and martyrdoms: Paul changed from an avid persecutor to a converter of Christians, and Catherine survived torture on the wheel in God’s name.

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Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Marcantonio Raimondi
Title: Christ, the Virgin, and Saint John the Baptist with Saints Paul and Catherine
Place: Italy (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Made 1520–1525
Medium: Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: Image/plate: 42.5 × 29 cm (16 3/4 × 11 7/16 in.); Sheet: 43 × 29.5 cm (16 15/16 × 11 5/8 in.)
Credit Line: Clarence Buckingham Collection
Reference Number: 1944.619
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