Enthauptung Johannes des Täufers
1700/1750
Medium
Öl auf Leinwand
Dimensions
ungerahmt: 86 × 56 cm
Classification
Gemälde
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
4487
Art Historical Context
**Enthauptung Johannes des Täufers (The Beheading of John the)** *Unknown Artist, c. 1700–1750, Oil on canvas 86 × 56 cm *Belvedere Collection,* Step into the dramatic world of 18th-century religious art with this poignant oil-on-canvas painting from the Belvedere Collection in. Titled *Enthauptung Johannes Täufers*, it portrays the biblical martyrdom of John the Baptist, story from the New Testament where the prophet is beheaded at the request of Herodias's daughter Salome. Created by an unknown artist during the early 1700s to mid-1750s, this work reflects the intense emotional storytel...