Tag: John the Baptist

Salomè con la testa del Battista (c.1609-1610)

Caravaggio (1571-1610) Salomè con la testa del Battista (Salome receives the Head of John the Baptist) c.1609–1610 Oil on canvas, 91.5 x 106.7 cm National Gallery, London The story of the death of Saint John the Baptist is related in the Gospel…

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San Giovanni Battista (c.1602)

Caravaggio (1571-1610) San Giovanni Battista (St John the Baptist) c.1602 Oil on canvas, 132 x 97 cm Galleria Doria Pamphilj, Roma Compare: Caravaggio (1571-1610) San Giovanni Battista 1602 Musei Capitolini, Roma    

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San Giovanni Battista (1602)

Caravaggio (1571-1610) San Giovanni Battista (St John the Baptist) 1602 Oil on canvas, 129 x 95 cm Musei Capitolini, Roma Compare: Caravaggio (1571-1610) San Giovanni Battista c.1602 Galleria Doria Pamphilj, Roma    

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San Giovanni Battista (1609-1610)

Caravaggio (1571-1610) San Giovanni Battista (St John the Baptist) 1609–1610 Oil on canvas, 152 x 125 cm Galleria Borghese, Roma The painting was one of the group of paintings that the artist took with him on the return journey by sea from…

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St John’s Co-Cathedral (Valletta)

Opened: 1577 Location: Triq San Gwann (St John’s Square), Valletta, Malta Website: https://www.stjohnscocathedral.com/ Works of Art: • Caravaggio (1571-1610): Decollazione del Battista (1608) • Caravaggio (1571-1610): San Girolamo scrivente (1607-08) See also: • Cathedrals | Churches | Valletta (Malta)

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San Giovanni Battista (1604-1606)

Caravaggio (1571-1610) San Giovanni Battista (Saint John the Baptist) 1604–1606 Oil on canvas, 94 x 131 cm Galleria Corsini, Roma The authenticity of this painting has long been doubted, although there are other versions of the same subject created by Caravaggio…

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