Artwork
The beheading of John the Baptist
The beheading of John the Baptist is an oil painting by the High Renaissance artist Unknown. It dates from 1515 and is held in the collection of the Bavarian State Painting Collections.
About this work
Overview
The Beheading of John the Baptist is a painting executed in oil paint, depicting a dramatic biblical scene.
Subject & Meaning
The painting shows the moment of John the Baptist's beheading, with a swordsman and a kneeling figure in the foreground, and onlookers behind a castle wall.
Technique & Style
The artist employs chiaroscuro to create depth and contrast, with dark shadows accentuating the figures' emotions, and renders intricate textures and folds in the clothing.
Artist & collection
Domestic Scene
Giacomo and Cardinal Marco, investing Andrea, Abbot of San Zeno, with his Benefice
The Nymph of Fontainebleau
Portrait of a Woman
Madonna and Child with Saints in the Enclosed Garden
Venus and Minerva
Family Group of Four on Sofa
Wall painting from Room H of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale
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