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

Brand: Artokoloro
SKU: 4443-19551446
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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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