Beheading of John the Baptist, Mattia Preti, Italian, 1613 - 1699, Brush and watercolor, black chalk on paper; verso: red chalk on paper, A study for mural decoration around a window, S. Giovanni in Valletta, Malta; Verso a sketch for a ceiling plan. At top left, two women, possibly Salome, holding a platter and looking to the right as John the Baptist kneels down while a soldier above him is ready to strike down with a sword. At center at each end two figures are seated holding an end of a garland. At bottom center, a doorway with seated soldiers holding shields on either side., Italy, 1661–66, figures, Drawing, Drawing
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Beheading, John, Baptist, Mattia Preti, Italian, 1613 - 1699, Brush, watercolor, black chalk, paper, verso, red chalk, paper, study, mural decoration, window, S, Giovanni, Valletta, Malta, Verso, sketch, ceiling plan, top left, two women, Salome, holding, platter, looking, right, John, Baptist kneels down, soldier, ready, strike down, sword, center, two figures, seated holding, garland, bottom center, doorway, seated soldiers holding shields, side, Italy, 1661–66, figures, Drawing, Drawing
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