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Salome and the executioner with the head of John the Baptist
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Salome and the executioner with the head of John the Baptist

Giuseppe Caletti · 1605 - 1665 · etching; paper

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

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An executioner offers the severed head of John the Baptist to Salome. Salome stands ready with a plate. Behind Salome stands an old maid. Numbered top left: 12.

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Credit lineSalome en de beul met het hoofd van Johannes de Doper. 1605 - 1665. Giuseppe Caletti. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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