The Beheading of John the Baptist, 1640. oil on canvas by Carel Fabritius, Dutch, 1622-1654.
From a family of artists and Rembrandt’s most gifted student, Fabritius brings us this oddly bloodless vision of a popular Biblical theme. He is also the artist of The Goldfinch.
The painting is in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
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Giovanni Andrea Ansaldo, Herodias Presented with the Head of Saint John the Baptist, c. 1630
Pier Francesco Mazzucchelli (Il Morazzone), The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist, c. 1620
Paolo Guidotti (Il Cavalier Borghese), Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist, early 17th century
