The Head of St John the Baptist

The Head of St John the Baptist

Title

The Head of St John the Baptist

[cda 2022]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[Auct. Cat. Amsterdam 1925, 14, no. 25]

The severed head of St John the Baptist rests on a silver plate with the eyes half closed and the mouth open. The panel is a fragment of a larger painting. It was probably the lower part of a half-length depiction of Salome.

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Attribution
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Auct. Cat. Amsterdam 1925, 14, no. 25]

Production date
about 1530

Production date

about 1530

[cda 2022]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 37.5 x 59.5 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 37.5 x 59.5 cm

  • [Auct. Cat. Amsterdam 1925, 14, no. 25]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia at the bottom right corner: winged serpent [?]

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia at the bottom right corner: winged serpent [?]

  • [Auct. Cat. Amsterdam 1925, 14, no. 25]

Owner
Private Collection
Repository
Private Collection
CDA ID
PRIVATE_NONE-P585
FR (1978) Nr.
FR220C
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P585/

Provenance

  • collection Arnold Van Buuren, auction A. Mak, Amsterdam, 26/27.05.1925, lot 25
    [Auct. Cat. Amsterdam 1925, 14, no. 25]

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979 220C
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
EditorG. Schwartz
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBasel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication1979
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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1932 63 182 (u.)
AuthorMax J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
TitleDie Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of PublicationBerlin
Year of Publication1932
Link http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/friedlaender1932
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Research History / Discussion

Very similar to the head in the Budapest version of 'Salome with the Head of St John the Baptist' [HU_SMB_132]

[cda 2022]

  • The Head of St John the Baptist, about 1530

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