St. John the Baptist between St. Jerome and St. Benedict
Early XVII century.Not on display
Andrea Bertanza was apparently from Padenghe sul Garda, in Northern Italy, and was active around 1600 –precisely the period of the present composition. The style has a strong Venetian ingredient, which would explain the second, later attribution to Palma Giovane (c. 1548-1628).
Turner, Nicholas, From Michelangelo to Annibale Carracci. A century of Italian drawings from the Prado, Chicago, Art Services International, 2008, p.219