Ultra HD Master (1 152 × 800 px)
Baroque
1608
The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist
Original title: Decollazione di San Giovanni Battista
Caravaggio
Museum Provenance & Technical Data
Medium / Support:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
361 cm × 520 cm
Date of Creation:
1608
Scan Resolution:
1 152 × 800 px
Archive File Size:
0.2 MB
Permanent Collection:
St. John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta, Malta
Historical Narrative
The executioner prepares to deliver the final strike to Saint John the Baptist in a bleak Maltese prison courtyard as Salome holds a golden platter.
Visual & Curatorial Analysis
"Caravaggio's largest painting and only signed work, created with immense psychological gravity and dramatic negative space."
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