Aelbert Bouts, 1500 - Head of Saint John the Baptist on a Charger - fine art print

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In 1500 Aelbert Bouts painted this 16th century artpiece titled "Head of Saint John the Baptist on a Charger". The version of the painting was made with the size: Diameter 11 1/8 in (28,3 cm). Oil on poplar was used by the Dutch painter as the medium of the piece of art. Nowadays, the work of art is in the the The Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection in New York City, New York, United States of America. This classic art public domain artpiece is provided with courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Bequest of Rupert L. Joseph, 1959. The creditline of the artwork is the following: Bequest of Rupert L. Joseph, 1959. Besides this, the alignment is in square format with a ratio of 1 : 1, meaning that the length is equal to the width.

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This grisly depiction of John the Baptist's severed head was once an extremely popular image, due to the saint’s growing cult in the Middle Ages. Since John was considered to be Christ’s forerunner and herald, his execution was interpreted as a metaphor for the latter’s crucifixion. This panel is one of more than twenty versions which were produced through the transfer of the design from a common workshop pattern in the circles of Dieric Bouts and his son Aelbert. The mimetic potential of oil painting is used here to create the illusion of a real head on a real platter.

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