18th Century Religious Gouache – Saint John The Baptist In An Arcadian Landscape – Period Gilded Frame

Antique gouache on paper depicting Saint John the Baptist, identifiable by his traditional attribute: the cross-shaped staff adorned with the phylactery "AGNUS DEI" and accompanied by a lamb, symbol of Christ. He is depicted seated in an idyllic landscape, dressed in his camel hair tunic, holding the Scriptures in a pastoral and soothing environment. The landscape is richly detailed, with a stream, lush vegetation and a delicately nuanced sky, typical of 18th century religious painting. The style evokes a painting influenced by the Italian school with great finesse in the treatment of faces and natural scenery. Work presented in a very beautiful period carved and gilded wooden frame decorated with scrolls, shells and foliage. The frame shows normal wear and some minor losses. 33cm x 29cm Very good condition