Italian School, 16th Century

Italian School, 16th Century
St. John within an oval band and motto
the motto inscribed 'QVID. EST. QVOD. ME. QVFREBATIS. NESCIEBATIS. QVIA IN HIS. QVÆ. FRIS. MEI. SVNT. OPORTET ME ESE'
oil on copper
8 5/8 x 6¾ in. (21.8 x 17.1 cm.)
in a 19th Century giltwood Florentine frame