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The Beheading of John the Baptist
From the collection of Kunstmuseum Basel. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The small format of the panel with its enamel-like surface suggests that it was painted for private devotion. Possibly the beheading was planned as part of a diptych or triptych, for the reverse side of the panel bears an original ground layer prepared for painting.
Kunstmuseum Basel’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineDie Enthauptung Johannes des Täufers. um 1517. Niklaus Manuel gen. Deutsch (um 1484–1530). Kunstmuseum Basel, Amerbach-Kabinett. Public domain.
