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Executioner with a Severed Head
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Executioner with a Severed Head

Marius Bauer · 1895 · etching; intaglio printmaking technique; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

The first state of this etching shows praying men in the Hagia Sophia. In this second state of the etching an executioner holds up a severed head.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printexecutioner, hangman
Credit lineBeul met afgehouwen hoofd. 1895. Marius Bauer. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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