Italian school, first third of the 17th century Saint John the Baptist in the desert. Oil on canvas. 113 x 97.5 cm. Small lack on the upper right edge. Provenance : Former Escoubet Collection (Brussels) Analogies: 1 - Nicolas Régnier (Attributed to) London, Christie's, July 10, 1992 no. 22; then July 9, 1993 no. 42 (Oil on canvas; 103.5 x 83 cm). 2 - Disciple of Bartolomeo Schedoni (1578-1615), circa 1700; Canvas, 108 x 88 cm) sold on June 12, 2019; probably the same version as the one sold in Poland, by Desa Unicum, on October 06, 2020 (no. 28) as Attributed to Nicolas Régnier.