Francesco Mancini (Sant'Angelo in Vado 1679-Roma 1758) - St. John the Baptist oil on canvas, unframed 129 x 104 cm Various versions of the painting are known, the prototype of which is identified with the one now conserved in Fano (at the Civic Museum and Pinacoteca del Palazzo Malatestiano ) and, most likely, created and sent by the painter to the same municipality in 1726, as a sign of gratitude for the honorary citizenship conferred on him.

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