Saint Benedict on a Bed of Thorns

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Artist: Benedetto Luti (Italian, Florence 1666–1724 Rome)
Date: 1666–1724
Medium: Black chalk, brush and brown wash, highlighted with white, on brownish paper
Dimensions: 19-9/16 x 14-5/16 in. (49.7 x 36.3 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Gift of Cephas G. Thompson, 1887
Accession no.: 87.12.79

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Data retrieved from the Metropolitan Museum of Art on October 9, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.