Unknown, 1650 - Head of Saint John the Baptist - fine art print

Original artwork description as provided by the museum (© - The Cleveland Museum of Art - The Cleveland Museum of Art)

Salome’s dancing so pleased her stepfather Herod that he offered her anything she wanted. Her mother advised Salome to demand John the Baptist’s head, which Salome presented to her family in an elaborate dish. Here, the head stands on its own, with a startlingly tangible presence. Despite its biblical source, this work was meant for a domestic setting, whose owner would have admired the artful presentation of a shocking story. Acquired in 1953 as the work of the Venetian Renaissance artist Titian, the painting soon lost this attribution because it lacks Titian’s distinctive brushwork. After decades of research, the museum has yet to identify a clear author. Recently, several scholars have argued persuasively for a Spanish artist, partly because the subject is common in Spanish art in the early 1600s. Yet the color scheme and the handling of paint in the face recalls the work of earlier artists inspired by Titian in northern Italy.

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In the year 1650 the artist Unknown made this classic art artpiece. The painting was painted with the absolute size: Framed: 80,6 x 104,8 x 7,6 cm (31 3/4 x 41 1/4 x 3 in); Unframed: 50 x 75,2 cm (19 11/16 x 29 5/8 in). Oil on canvas was used by the artist as the medium of the artpiece. The original artwork was inscribed with the details: inscription of ribbon entwining the reed cross: ECCE AGNUS DEI. What is more, this artpiece can be viewed in in the The Cleveland Museum of Art's digital collection. With courtesy of: The Cleveland Museum of Art (licensed - public domain). The creditline of the artwork is: Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund. What is more, the alignment is in landscape format and has a ratio of 3 : 2, which means that the length is 50% longer than the width.

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