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Salome with the Head of John the Baptist

Painting, Oil paint, Baroque 

Height 106cm, Width 91cm


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Salome with the Head of John the Baptistis a painting by Caravaggio now in the collection of the National Gallery in London. The early Caravaggio biographer Giovanni Bellori, writing in 1673, menti ...
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Michelangelo Caravaggio
Italy
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Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, known as simply Caravaggio (29 September 1571 – 18 July 1610), was an Italian painter active in Rome for most of his artistic life. During the final four years of ...
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Pieter Paul Rubens Gallery

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Caravaggio's "Salome with the Head of John the Baptist": A Dramatic Portrayal of Betrayal and Consequence

This painting, "Salome with the Head of John the Baptist" by Michelangelo Caravaggio, is a striking example of the artist's mastery of chiaroscuro and his ability to convey raw human emotion. The scene captures the aftermath of John the Baptist's beheading, with Salome holding a platter bearing hi ...
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Caravaggio's "Salome with the Head of John the Baptist": A Dramatic Portrayal of Betrayal and Consequence

SUMMARY


This painting, "Salome with the Head of John the Baptist" by Michelangelo Caravaggio, is a striking example of the artist's mastery of chiaroscuro and his ability to convey raw human emotion. The scene captures the aftermath of John the Baptist's beheading, with Salome holding a platter bearing hi ...
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