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The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist is an oil painting by the Italian artist Caravaggio. Measuring 3.7 m by 5.2 m, it depicts the execution of John the Baptist. It is located in the Oratory of S ...
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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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Caravaggio's Dramatic Masterpiece: "The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist"

Michelangelo Caravaggio's monumental oil painting "The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist" is a powerful and emotionally charged depiction of the execution of the Christian saint. Measuring an impr ...
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Caravaggio's Dramatic Masterpiece: "The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist"

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Michelangelo Caravaggio's monumental oil painting "The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist" is a powerful and emotionally charged depiction of the execution of the Christian saint. Measuring an impr ...
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