Roman school of the 17th/18th century Saint John... Lot 38

Roman school of the 17th/18th century Saint John the Baptist Oil on canvas 97 x 74 cm The painting is connoted by its neo-Venetian peculiarities in vogue in Rome in the second half of the 17th century. This consideration leads toward Pier Francesco Mola from whom it is inspired (see St. John the Baptist Preaching in the Desert, preserved in the Louvre). Among his pupils we mention, specifically with reference to the work under consideration, Giovan Battista Pace. Roman school of the 17th/18th century St. John Baptist Oil on canvas 97 x 74 cm The painting is characterized by its neo-Venetian peculiarities in vogue in Rome in the second half of the 17th century. This consideration leads primarily to Pier Francesco Mola who inspired him (you should see St. John the Baptist preaching in the desert, kept in the Louvre). Among his pupils we mention, specifically with reference to the artwork in question, Giovan Battista Pace.