The Beheading of St. John the Baptist

ca. 1520-1525 (Renaissance)

7.5 cm 11.7 cm

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On the plaque is represented the decollation of St. John the Baptist, blindfolded and kneeling at the door of his jail, dressed in his robe of camel's hair. The executioner swings a long sword with both hands. At the right stands Salome, bearing the charger. The costumes are t...

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William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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