# Meeting of Christ and St John the Baptist as Youth [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [DESIDERIO DA SETTIGNANO]() - Date: 1451-1500 - Technique: Marble relief, diameter 50 cm ## Commentary In this relief, the boy Christ is clearly distinguished by the cross in his halo, the youthful Baptist by the animal skin. The spontaneous vivacity of their interaction is captured by Desiderio and the happy expressions reveal a delight in their relationship that would provide an appropriate model for children. ## Related artworks - [A Little Boy]() - [A Little Boy]() - [Crucifix]() - [Laughing Boy]() - [Mary Magdalene]() - [Mary Magdalene]() - [Mary Magdalene]() - [Portrait of Marietta Strozzi]() - [St Jerome in the Desert]() - [Tabernacle \(detail\)]() - [Tabernacle \(detail\)]() - [Tabernacle \(detail\)]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()