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Design for a scabbard with the beheading of John the Baptist
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Design for a scabbard with the beheading of John the Baptist

Heinrich Aldegrever · 1529 · engraving; paper

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

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Design for a dagger scabbard. The lower part is decorated with leafy scrolls. Above them the executioner, standing with one foot on the dead body, holding up the head of John the Baptist.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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Credit lineOntwerp voor een schede met onthoofding van Johannes de Doper. 1529. Heinrich Aldegrever. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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